Fort Dearborn
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Fort Dearborn was a 19th-century U.S. Army fort built in what is now Chicago, Illinois, that played a significant role in early American frontier history and the War of 1812.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1837 ⓘ |
| architect | Captain John Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
controlling portage between Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin
ⓘ
protecting U.S. interests in the Northwest Territory ⓘ protecting settlers and traders at Chicago ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Fort Dearborn monument site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historical markers in Chicago ⓘ |
| conflict |
Northwest Indian War context
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1803 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolished |
1857
ⓘ
1858 ⓘ |
| destroyedDate | 1812 ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
blockhouses ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ stockade walls ⓘ storehouses ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | no longer extant ⓘ |
| inception | 1803 ⓘ |
| locatedAtTime | near present-day Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the Chicago River ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Henry Dearborn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest frontier of the United States
ⓘ
early history of Chicago ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1816 ⓘ |
| reconstructionBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Fort Dearborn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Dearborn Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantRole |
U.S.–Native American relations in the Great Lakes region
ⓘ
early American frontier history ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Chicago settlement
ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ trading post protection ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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