Photograph
Old Fort Winnebago

Reproduction of an oil painting of Fort Winnebago, which was built in 1827 by Major William Whistler and a detachment of the First Infantry. Caption reads: "Old Ft. Winnebago, Portage, Wis." |
Image ID: | 4376 |
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Creation Date: | 1834 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Portage |
County: | Columbia |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
Genre: | Photograph |
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Subsequent construction was carried out under Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, and the fort was abandoned in 1840. See Image ID: 28343 for alternate view. Album 12 (Early American Frontier Forts) |
Trees |
Land |
Fences |
Fortification |
Flags |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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