Camp Smith | |
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Green Bay, Wisconsin | |
Type | Fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1820 |
In use | 1820-1822 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Colonel Joseph Lee Smith |
Coordinates: 44°28′29″N 88°02′03″W / 44.47472°N 88.03417°W Camp Smith was a 19th-century fortification located on the east bank of the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1][2] The installation was built as a temporary home for the garrison at nearby Fort Howard during a malaria outbreak.[3]
History[]
Colonel Joseph Lee Smith took command of nearby Fort Howard in 1820, the same time as a malaria outbreak in the area.[1] Seeking to flee the outbreak, Colonel Smith decided to build a fort on the east bank of the Fox River. Later that year, Camp Smith was completed, and the garrison was moved there.[3]
Colonel Smith left in 1821, and the new commander decided to move the garrison back to Fort Howard. Camp Smith was officially abandoned in 1822.[1]
Legacy[]
The installation was located at the present day site of Heritage Hill State Historical Park.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Hoffman (October 11, 2015). "Fort Howard, WI". Michigan Technological University. http://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2015/10/11/fort-howard/.
- ↑ "Camp Smith (Wisconsin)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2351145.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Meg Jones (September 29, 2010). "History buffs launch search for Fort Howard's footprint". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103973893.html.
- ↑ "Fort Howard". http://heritagehillgb.org/discover-the-park/fort-howard/.
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