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Fort Howard
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Overhead view of the layout of the fort, with the Fox River at the top, and a "Cranberry Marsh of 1/2 mile in extent" below right. At the bottom is a rendering of the front of the fort. Text at top right reads: "Engr. Dept. U. States Topl. Bureau"; "References 1. Batteries 2. Officers quarters 3. Soldiers Barracks 4. 7. Stone Houses 3. 6. Guard House & black hole(?) 8. Magazines 9. 10. Gate & wickets Scale. 60 feet to the inch".
1818
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WHi 152422
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Fort Howard
1867
Elevated view of Fort Howard, from the top of a grain elevator, when it was being destroyed to make room for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway switchyards and depot. 1867-8(?).
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...
Old Fort Crawford
1817
Elevated view of Old Fort Crawford. Caption reads: "Log Fort Crawford 1816-1829 Sketch Made From, Maj. S.H. Long's Description of 1817."
Fort Armstrong
Illustration of Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, looking from opposite shoreline. There is a barge and other boats on the Mississippi River in front of the fort.
Site of Perrot's Wintering Post
1885
Elevated view over trees towards the Mississippi River. 1885-90. Across the field in the foreground are people with an American flag standing along the shoreline, near what may be railroad tracks. ...
