Fort Conger

Fort Conger (1881-1935) - An Arctic exploration Fort and station established by 1st Lt. Adolphus Greely in 1881 on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Named Fort Conger after U.S. Senator Omar D. Conger who supported the expedition. Used intermittently until 1935. Fort Conger Fort Conger was established as a research base in 1881 during the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. The two year expedition included Twenty-five men who used Fort Conger as a base camp. Only seven of the original twenty-five survived. Robert Peary reached Fort Conger with his 1899 expedition to the North Pole. Peary returned in 1905 and 1908. Other explorers and scientists used Fort Conger between 1915 and 1935. The original fort was built as one three-room building. The construction of the building consisted of long, wooden boards, covered with tar paper that proved to be unsuitable for the Arctic cold. In 1900 Perry used the materials to construct three smaller buildings. Current Status Part of Ellesmere Island National Park. Three wooden huts remain, erected by arctic explorer Robert Peary in 1900. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 81.74449 Long: -64.78298 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ....' See Also: Sources: Links: North American Forts - Fort Conger Wikipedia - Fort Conger Canada's Historic Places - Fort Conger Fort Conger Visited: No