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List of forts in the United States

This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included.

Alabama

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Fort Condé

Alaska

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Fort William H. Seward

Arizona

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Fort Apache

Arkansas

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Fort Smith

California

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in California.

Colorado

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in Colorado.

Connecticut

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Fort Trumbull

Delaware

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Fort Delaware

Florida

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in Florida.

Georgia

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Fort Pulaski

Hawaii

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Fort Ruger

Idaho

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Fort Sherman

Illinois

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Fort de Chartres

Indiana

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Fort Wayne

Iowa

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Fort Atkinson

Kansas

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Fort Scott

Kentucky

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Fort Harrod

Louisiana

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Fort Proctor

Maine

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Fort Popham

Maryland

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Fort McHenry

Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Main article: List of military installations in Michigan

Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Fort Belle Fontaine

Montana

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See also: List of military installations in Montana

Nebraska

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See also: List of forts in Nebraska
 
Fort Atkinson

Nevada

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Fort Churchill

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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Fort Macon

North Dakota

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Ohio

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See also: Category:Forts in Ohio
 
Fort Recovery

Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Fort Mifflin

Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island

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Fort Greene

South Carolina

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Fort Sumter

South Dakota

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Main article: List of forts in South Dakota
 
Fort Sisseton

Tennessee

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Main article: List of forts in Tennessee

Texas

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Main article: Forts of Texas

Utah

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Vermont

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of forts in Vermont.

Virginia

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Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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Washington

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Washington, D.C.

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For a more comprehensive list, see Civil War Defenses of Washington.

West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Roberts 1988, p. 10.
  2. ^ Roberts 1988, pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ Roberts 1988, p. 527.
  4. ^ Roberts 1988, pp. 821–822.

Sources

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  • Roberts, Robert B. (1988). Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-926880-X.

Further reading

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  • Lewis, Emanuel Raymond (1979). Seacoast Fortifications of the United States. Annapolis: Leeward Publications. ISBN 978-0-929521-11-4.
  • Wade, Arthur P. (2011). Artillerists and Engineers: The Beginnings of American Seacoast Fortifications, 1794–1815. CDSG Press. ISBN 978-0-9748167-2-2.
  • Weaver II, John R. (2018). A Legacy in Brick and Stone: American Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, 1816-1867, 2nd Ed. McLean, VA: Redoubt Press. ISBN 978-1-7323916-1-1.
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