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=== Forts === | === 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. | |||
Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | Fort Armstrong -- was established in 1816 on the northwest tip of Arsenal Island at Rock Island, Illinois, in the Mississippi River opposite Davenport, Iowa. | ||
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[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.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://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. | ||
=== Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | === Revolutionary War, 1775–1783 === | ||