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 === Forts  ===
-The following are or were major forts in Iowa. A number of [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ia.html other military posts] existed for a short time and were of lesser importance.
+The following are or were major forts in Iowa. A number of [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ia.html other military posts] existed for a short time and were of lesser importance.For a history of other Iowa forts [http://iagenweb.org/history/moi/moi18.htm Click Here].<br>
 *Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa.
 *[http://www.iowadnr.gov/parks/state_park_list/fort_atkinson.html Fort Atkinson] -- was built in 1840 in what became Winneshiek County. It was only occupied by U.S. troops until 1846, when the troops assigned there went to fight in the Mexican War. It was officially abandoned in 1849 after the Winnebago Indians were removed from Iowa.
 *Fort Clarke -- the original name for Fort Dodge.
-*[http://www.fortcrawfordmuseum.com/history.html Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa.
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Crawford Fort Crawford] -- was actually in Wisconsin, at Prairie du Chien, although one of its major purposes was the protection of Indians and settlers in Northeastern Iowa.
 *[http://www.fortmuseum.com/history.html Fort Dodge] -- was established in May of 1850 and abandoned in 1853. The post sutler purchased the military site and laid out the town of Fort Dodge in 1854.
-*[http://www.oldfortmadison.com/ Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum.
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Madison,_Iowa Fort Madison] -- was erected in 1804 on the bank of the Mississippi River at a point where the town of the same name now exist. It was the oldest American fort on the upper Mississippi River. The original fort was burned when the U.S. soldiers abandoned it. A replica was built in 1983 and now serves as a museum.
 '''References'''
 ''Encyclopedia of Indian Wars Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890.'' By Gregory F. Michno. Mountain Press Publishing Co., Missoula, Montana C. 2003. ISBN 0-87842-468-7
 === Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===