There are literally hundreds of old forts across the nation, ranging from military posts to fortresses established by fur trading companies, to private enterprises built solely to protect the pioneers within. Though many of these old forts are long gone, there are dozens of others that continue to stand, some restored, some in ruins, and others still currently serving as active posts. While this is not a complete list, we are continually adding to it as we travel and find more information.
“Fort Laramie is one of the posts established by the American Fur Company, who well-nigh monopolized the Indian trade of this whole region. “
— Francis Parkman
Camp Crittenden
Camp Date Creek
Camp Hualapai
Fort Apache
Fort Breckinridge (old Camp Grant)
Fort Buchanan
Fort Bowie
Fort Buchanan
Fort Defiance
Fort Goodwin
Fort Grant
Fort Huachuca
Fort Lowell
Fort McDowell
Fort Meeks/Lee’s Ferry
Fort Mojave
Fort Thomas
Fort Verde
Fort Whipple
Presidio de San Bernardino
Presidio of Santa Cruz
Presidio of San Ignacio de Tubac
Presidio of Tucson
San Xavier del Bac Mission
Fort Chaffee
Fort Logan H. Roots
Benicia Arsenal
Camp Yerba Buena
Drum Barracks
El Presidio De Santa Barbara
Fort Alcatraz
Fort Baker
Fort Barry
Fort Bidwell
Fort Bragg
Fort Cronkhite
Fort Crook
Fort Funston
Fort Guijarros
Fort Humboldt
Fort MacArthur
Fort Mason
Fort McDowell (Angel Island)
Fort Ord
Fort Point
Fort Reading
Fort Rosecrans
Fort Ross
Fort Tejon
Fort Winfield Scott
Fort Yuma
Presidio of Monterey
Presidio of San Diego
Presidio de San Francisco
Presidio Of Sonoma
Sutter’s Fort
Fort Lyon (Fort Wise)
Fort Massachusetts
Fort Morgan
Fort Pueblo
Fort Christina
Fort Delaware
Fort DuPont
Fort Miles
Fort Saulsbury
Bateria de San Antonio
Cantonment Clinch
Castillo De San Marcos
Fort Ann
Fort Arbuckle
Fort Armstrong
Fort Barker
Fort Barnwell
Fort Barrancas
Fort Basinger
Fort Blount
Fort Brooke
Fort Butler
Fort Call
Fort Caroline
Fort Carroll
Fort Casey
Fort Chokonikla
Fort Christmas
Fort Clarke
Fort Clinch
Fort Coombs
Fort Cooper
Fort Crévecoeur
Fort Cummings
Fort Dade (Egmont Key)
Fort Dade (Withlacoochee River)
Fort Dallas
Fort De Soto
Fort Defiance
Fort Denaud
Fort Drane
Fort Drum
Fort Duval
Fort Fanning
Fort Floyd
Fort Foster
Fort Fransisco De Pupo
Fort Fraser
Fort Gadsden
Fort Gardiner
Fort Gatlin
Fort George
Fort George Island
Fort Heileman
Fort Houston
Fort Jefferson
Fort Jupiter
Fort King
Fort Kissimmee
Fort Lane
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Maitland
Fort Mason
Fort Matanzas
Fort McRee
Fort Meade
Fort Mellon
Fort Mose
Fort Myers
Fort Ogden
Fort Peyton
Fort Pickens
Fort Picolata
Fort Pierce
Fort Poinsett
Fort Reid
Fort Russell
Fort San Bernardo
Fort San Carlos de Austria
Fort San Lucia
Fort San Marcos de Apalache
Fort San Nicholas
Fort Scott
Fort Shannon
Fort Simmons
Fort St. Andrews
Fort St. Francis de Pupa
Fort Stansbury
Fort Starke
Fort Sullivan
Fort Taylor
Fort T.B. Adams
Fort Thompson
Fort Tonyn
Fort Vinton
Fort Wacahoota
Fort Walker
Fort Walton
Fort Ward
Fort Weadman
Fort White
Fort William
Fort Zachary Taylor
Martello Towers, Key West, Florida
Nicolls’ Outpost
Presidio Isla Santa Rosa Punta de Siguenza
Presidio San Miguel de Panzacola
Presidio Santa Maria de Galve
San Marcos De Apalache
Yellow Bluff Fort
where is Michigan?
It appears we haven’t written about any Michigan Forts yet. On the “to do” list for sure.
looks like you skipped NH entirely!
fort constitution/fort william and mary
the fort at #4 in charlestown,NH
Fort Stark
and Maine!
fort knox (the other fort knox!)