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Fort Crawford
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Elevated view of Fort Crawford facing west showing north row of buildings. The Mississippi River is in the background. Typewritten caption reads: "Fort Crawford: facing west showing North row of buildings (including cellar) and North west bastion. Modern swimming pool to the left."
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Discovery of Fort Crawford
The Fort Crawford site showing the main water trench to the swimming pool. Caption reads: "Discovery of Ft. Crawford — Water Main Trench to swimming pool passing through cellar Rm. Row bldgs."
Completed Excavations at Fort Crawford
Completed excavations at Fort Crawford showing the north row of buildings. Caption reads: "N. Row Bldgs. Completed excavations, Ft. Crawford."
Fort Crawford Palisade
1938
A horizontal view of the palisade between old Fort Crawford and the military hospital. The number "30" has been placed in the trench on the left.
Fort Crawford
1840
Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.
First Fort Crawford
October 1829
Fort Crawford as drawn by Seth Eastman. People are in a canoe in the river in the foreground. Across the river is the fort, other buildings around the fort, and in the distance are hills. Caption r...
Fort Crawford
1829
Fort Crawford, from a sketchbook attributed to Seth Eastman, 1808-1875. A graduate of West Point, Eastman briefly served at Fort Crawford, 1829-1839.
