35th Annual Local History Series -- Investigation of the Fort Howard Stockade

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

In 1852 Fort Howard Military Post was abandoned by the U.S. Department of War.  Many of the structures were either moved or torn down, but what about the stockade?  What started as a discussion over an old map has become an ongoing study about what happened to the stockade.  With the work of surveyors, historians, and public land records, some of these questions may be answered, including "Where exactly is Fort Howard's stockade?"

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presented by  

Les Van Horn, served as Brown County Surveyor from 1975 to 2003. After retiring from the county he owned Benchmark Surveying and continues to be interested in Fort Howard.

Mary Jane Herber has been the Brown County Library's Local History & Genealogy Librarian since 1974.