Fort Dearborn

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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1803 — 1856  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fort Dearborn (Illinois); Ft. Dearborn; Site of Fort Dearborn
destroyed building or structure, fort, 

• Chicago Landmark page^@
• FortWiki page^@
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Location: 41.8881, -87.6239, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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  Battle of Fort Dearborn ⓘ
  war of 1812 battle in modern-day Chicago

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  Fort Dearborn ⓘ
  United States fort

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  AVR 661 ⓘ
  

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  Pritzker Military Museum & Library ⓘ
  Chicago library and museum

Frameless

Kinzie mansion and Fort Dearborn

Die Gartenlaube (1893) b 351

Fort Dearborn in 1830

1830 Map of Chicago

1834 Map of Chicago by Hathaway

US-IL(1891) p220 CHICAGO, FORT DEARBORN

Barracks of Second Fort Dearborn, 1856

Chicago 1831 Barber 1865p286

Fort Dearborn - NARA - 102279843 (page 2)

Block House, Fort Dearborn Settlement - NARA - 102279838 (page 1)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
timelineTypessite,event
timelineArrayArray
event	armed conflict	1812	Battle of Fort Dearborn	United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
link	page		Chicago Landmark page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Eastland	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USLHT Dahlia	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Chicago	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1916	Boeing	organization, arms industry, public company, aerospace manufacturer, space industry, weapons manufacturing company, aircraft construction, aircraft industry, space-based economy, business, enterprise, aerospace industry, rail vehicle manufacturing	Wikidata
site	fort	1803	Fort Dearborn	destroyed building or structure, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		AVR 661	crash rescue boat, United States Army Air Corps, preserved watercraft, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Pritzker Military Museum & Library	military library, research library, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Kinzie mansion and Fort Dearborn		Commons
commons	image		Die Gartenlaube (1893) b 351		Commons
commons	image		Fort Dearborn in 1830		Commons
commons	image		1830 Map of Chicago		Commons
commons	image		1834 Map of Chicago by Hathaway		Commons
commons	image		US-IL(1891) p220 CHICAGO, FORT DEARBORN		Commons
commons	image		Barracks of Second Fort Dearborn, 1856		Commons
commons	image		Chicago 1831 Barber 1865p286		Commons
commons	image		Fort Dearborn - NARA - 102279843 (page 2)		Commons
commons	image		Block House, Fort Dearborn Settlement - NARA - 102279838 (page 1)		Commons