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Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat
1851
View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortified walls, and people standing in the front ...
Fort Howard
1851
Several men rowing in a boat near Fort Howard that has an American Flag, barracks, and various related military buildings enclosed behind a wall.
Fort Howard Parade Ground
View of the parade grounds surrounded by possibly the barracks. An American flag on a pole dominates the image.
Fort Howard
1851
A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of forts stretching from Fort Winnebago (at P...
Fort Howard Hospital Marker
1925
Fort Howard Hospital Marker. "Hospital of old Fort Howard - 1816. This building formerly stood with the surgeons quarters and the powder magazine on the river outside the stockade."
Fox River
1909
Elevated view of the Fox River near the site of Fort Howard. Caption reads: "Old Fort Howard at Cross Fox River, Green Bay, Wis."
