Site of Fort Jackson
N 42° 51.537 W 090° 10.629
15T E 730618 N 4749017
Site of Fort Jackson Historical Marker in Mineral Point
Waymark Code: WM1CZN
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2007
Views: 13
In June 1832, an alarm spread throughout the mining region that Black Hawk and his band were on the march north from Illinois. Hastily built stockades were erected throughout the lead region. Fort Jackson was built on this site using vertically placed logs arranged in a square that enclosed cabins housing the garrison and their families. Two-story blockhouses fitted with gun ports were installed on the southeast and northwest corners. Fort Jackson served mainly to distribute military supplies during the Black Hawk War and was dismantled shortly thereafter.
Erected 2002
Wisconsin Historical Society"
County: Iowa
Location: Other
MarkerID: 471
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