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Fort Bridger Fort Bridger
Fort Bridger, Wyoming

It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s, and then became a military outpost i

Fort Buenaventura Fort Buenaventura
Ogden, Utah

One of the most fascinating periods in Western American folklore is the

Fort Churchill State Historic Park Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Silver Springs, Nevada

Fort Churchill was once an active U.S. Army fort.

Fort Clark Trading Post Fort Clark Trading Post
Fort Clark, North Dakota

Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site is one of the most important archeological

Fort Cooper State Park Fort Cooper State Park
Inverness, Florida

Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse t

Fort Davis Fort Davis
Fort Davis, Texas

From 1854 until 1891, troops stationed at the post protected emigrants, freighters, mai

Fort Deseret Fort Deseret
Delta, Utah

The fort was constructed of adobe mud and straw in only 18 days by 98 men.

Fort Douglas Fort Douglas
Fort Douglas, Utah

The 1862 fort was built to protect telegraph and railroad lines from the Indian populat

Fort Fetterman Fort Fetterman
Douglas, Wyoming

As an outpost of civilization on the Western frontier, the fort represented protection

Fort Fred Steele Fort Fred Steele
Rawlins, Wyoming

The construction of the Trans Continental Union Pacific Railroad across southern Wyomin

Fort Garland Museum Fort Garland Museum
Fort Garland, Colorado

Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 m

Fort Laramie Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie, Wyoming

Indians, trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, gold seekers, soldiers, cowboys an

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our

Fort Morgan Museum Fort Morgan Museum
Fort Morgan, Colorado

The permanent and temporary exhibits at the museum showcase the variety of history and

Fort Nashborough Fort Nashborough
Nashville, Tennessee

John Donelson and James Robertson were both leading settlement parties when they establ

Fort Sill National Historic Landmark And Museum Fort Sill National Historic Landmark And Museum
Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Williston, North Dakota

At this post, the Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, Blackfeet, Hidatsa, and other tribe

Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters
Portage, Wisconsin

The building holds surgical equipment of a by-gone day in the Surgeons' Room as well as

Fort Worth Stockyards Museum Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
Fort Worth, Texas

Between 1866 and 1890 more than four million head of cattle were trailed through Fort W

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
Danbury, Wisconsin

Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River

Fosterfields Living History Farm Fosterfields Living History Farm
Morristown, New Jersey

Originally owned by General Joseph Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, the property is now

Frank Phillips Home Frank Phillips Home
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Frank Phillips, an ambitious barber-turned-bond salesman from Iowa, came to Bartlesvill

Fred Drummond Home Fred Drummond Home
Hominy, Oklahoma

The Drummond family built one of the most successful trading and ranching operations in

Fremont County Pioneer Museum Fremont County Pioneer Museum
Lander, Wyoming

The Fremont County Pioneer Museum tells the story of the first settlers to the Freemont

French Legation Museum French Legation Museum
Austin, Texas

The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to retu

Fresno Flats Museum Fresno Flats Museum
Oakhurst, California

The museum complex is built around two restored and furnished homes dating to the 1870s

Frisco Historic Park & Museum Frisco Historic Park & Museum
Frisco, Colorado

In 1983, the Frisco Historical Society and the Town of Frisco officially dedicated the

Frontier Culture Museum Of Virginia Frontier Culture Museum Of Virginia
Staunton, Virginia

The Frontier Culture Museum is an outdoor, living-history museum and educational instit

Galloway House And Village Galloway House And Village
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

The Galloway House is a 30-room mid-Victorian mainsion boasting 4 fireplaces, Italianat

Garst Museum Garst Museum
Greenville, Ohio

Run by the Darke County Historical Society, the museum features exhibits on Annie Oakle

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