🏰 Fort Dearborn

United States · Americas · 41.89°N, 87.62°W

Fort Dearborn was a United States fort, first built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by U.S. troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor of Henry Dearborn, then United States Secretary of War. The original fort was destroyed following the Battle of Fort Dearborn during the War of 1812, and a replacement Fort Dearborn was constructed on the same site in 1816 and decommissioned by 1837.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	41.89°N, 87.62°W · view on map

Fort Dearborn is located in United States, in Americas.

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