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Established at the direction of General [[Josiah Harmar]] by Major [[John Hamtramck]] in 1787. | Established at the direction of General [[Josiah Harmar]] by Major [[John Hamtramck]] in 1787. | ||
Abandoned in 1816 after the end of the [[War of 1812]] and all military stores were removed to [[Fort William Henry Harrison]]. | Abandoned in 1816 after the end of the [[War of 1812]] and all military stores were removed to [[Fort William Henry Harrison (3)]]. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana | Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 9 November 2013
Fort Knox (3) (1787-1816) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1787 following the Revolutionary War by Major John Hamtramck in present day Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Named for General Henry Knox, then Secretary of War. Abandoned in 1816.
Fort Knox (3) History
Established at the direction of General Josiah Harmar by Major John Hamtramck in 1787.
Abandoned in 1816 after the end of the War of 1812 and all military stores were removed to Fort William Henry Harrison (3).
Current Status
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 452189
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Location: Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. Maps & Images Lat: 38.7242134 Long: -87.5066872 |
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 277-278
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