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Fort Davis (other)
Fort Davis may refer to the following. *Fort Davis National Historic Site *Fort Davis, Alaska *Fort Davis, Oklahoma *Fort Davis, Panama *Fort Davis, Texas *Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C., on the border between the District of Columbia and Maryland. It is bounded by Southern Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and Alabama Avenue SE/Bowen Road SE. Fort Da ..., a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. *Cantonment Davis, a temporary fort built at the former location of Fort Johnson Illinois * Fort Davis, Ireland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in the unincorporated community of Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas. Located within the Davis Mountains of West Texas, the historic site was established in 1961 to protect one of the best remaining examples of a United States Army fort in the southwestern United States. History Established in October 1854 along the Limpia Creek at Painted Comanche Camp by Bvt. Maj. Gen. Persifor Frazer Smith, Fort Davis was named after Jefferson Davis who later became President of the Confederate States of America.Wooster, R., Fort Davis, 1994, Austin: Texas State Historical Assoc.0876111398 "Hoping to protect the garrison from winter northers, Smith tucked the fort into a canyon flanked on three sides by sheer rock walls." Commanding the post was 8th Infantry Regiment commander Lt. Col. Washington Seawell. Other forts in the frontier fort system were Forts Griffin, Concho, Belknap, Chadbourne, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis, Alaska
Fort Davis was a United States Army post established in the Nome Census Area of Alaska in 1900. It was named for General Jefferson C. Davis, the military commander of Alaska from 1868 to 1870. The Nome Gold Rush led to unrest from claim jumping, claim filing errors, and a general lack of authority. The Army was sent to the Nome area to maintain order. Before Fort Davis was established, soldiers from the port of St. Michael were sent to maintain order in Nome. St. Michael was a transit harbor for the Klondike gold rush and due to its growth during the rush, a military fort was built there in 1897. Fort Davis was abandoned around 1917 or possibly later based on other sources.Finding aid for the William A. Moore collection at the Alaska State Library Historical Collectionor the finding aid for the Ole Christian Nerby collection at the University of Alaska Anchorage Archives and Special collection/ref> Demographics Fort Davis appeared once on the 1910 U.S. Census as an unincorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis, Oklahoma
Fort Davis, Oklahoma was established in 1861 on the south bank of the Arkansas River two and one-half miles northeast of present-day Muskogee, Oklahoma to serve as a Confederate States of America headquarters in Indian Territory.Kathy Weiser-Alexander: ''Fort Davis, Oklahoma'', https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-davis-oklahoma/, updated December 2017, last accessed 27 Oct 2018.Jon D. May: "Fort Davis", Oklahoma Historical Society, ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FO032, last accessed 27 Oct 2018. The fort's name honored President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis.Kathy Weiser-Alexander: ''Fort Davis, Oklahoma'', https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-davis-oklahoma/, updated December 2017, last accessed 27 Oct 2018.Jon D. May: "Fort Davis", Oklahoma Historical Society, ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture'', http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FO03 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis, Panama
Fort William D. Davis is a former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, Panama. It was transferred to Panama in 1995. Current use Panama renamed the location ''Jose Dominador Bazan'' residential area. It is used for civilian housing, education and production facilities, including an established 400 seat international call center in operation since 2004. It is also the Panamanian National Police Training Academy grounds since 2014. See also * List of former United States military installations in Panama References External links *Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ... (HABS) documentation, filed under Colon, Former Panama Canal Zone, CZ: ** ** Davis, Fort Davis, Panama Military installations closed in 1995 Davis, Fort Davis, Panama Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 census, up from 1,050 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County. History It was the site of Fort Davis, established in 1854 on the San Antonio–El Paso Road through west Texas and named after Jefferson Davis, who was then the Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. It was reestablished in 1867 following the civil war. Geography Fort Davis is located in southeastern Jeff Davis County at the southeast foot of the Davis Mountains. Texas State Highway 17 (State Street) passes through the center of town, leading northeast to Interstate 10 at Balmorhea and southwest to Marfa. Texas State Highway 118 joins Highway 17 through the center of Fort Davis, but leads northwest through the Davis Mountains to I-10 and southeast to Alpine. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis (Washington, D
Fort Davis may refer to the following. *Fort Davis National Historic Site *Fort Davis, Alaska *Fort Davis, Oklahoma *Fort Davis, Panama *Fort Davis, Texas *Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C., on the border between the District of Columbia and Maryland. It is bounded by Southern Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, and Alabama Avenue SE/Bowen Road SE. Fort Da ..., a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. *Cantonment Davis, a temporary fort built at the former location of Fort Johnson Illinois * Fort Davis, Ireland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Johnson
Fort Johnson was a U.S. Army post built on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in modern-day Warsaw, Illinois, during the War of 1812. The fort was established in September 1814 by Major Zachary Taylor, future 12th President of the United States (1849-1850). Troops retreating from the Battle of Credit Island constructed the fort after effectively surrendering control of the upper Mississippi to the British and allied Indian tribes, including the Sauk. The fort, which held a full company of men, was completed in just a few weeks, and had a commanding view of the Mississippi valley, the mouth of the Des Moines River, and the foot of the Des Moines Rapids. Because of the chaotic situation along the Mississippi River frontier, the fort was abandoned in late October 1814 after provisions ran out. The company retreated to Cap au Gris near St. Louis. Black Hawk described the founding of the fort and a skirmish in his autobiography: A party of braves followed to watch where they l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
