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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
The land for Fort Roots was traded for the land occupied by the Little Rock Arsenal in downtown Little Rock. | The land for Fort Roots was traded for the land occupied by the [[Little Rock Arsenal]] in downtown Little Rock. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of the Veterans Administration, Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Pulaski County, Arkansas | Part of the Veterans Administration, Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Pulaski County, Arkansas | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 26 October 2011
Fort Roots (1893-1917) - A U.S. Army post established in 1893 by Act of Congress in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Named for Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel Logan Holt Roots, Commissary, U.S. Volunteers, who died 30 May 1893. Abandoned in 1917.
Fort Roots History
The land for Fort Roots was traded for the land occupied by the Little Rock Arsenal in downtown Little Rock.
Current Status
Part of the Veterans Administration, Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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Location: VA Hospital, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Maps & Images Lat: 34.775 Long: -92.2958333 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 56
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Visited: 26 Oct 2011
Fort Roots Picture Gallery
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