Guardhouse

The native limestone guardhouse replaced an earlier wooden structure in 1872. It included a room for the non-commissioned officer of the guard, the guardroom, and the military prison, which included three solitary cells.

Most prisoners were enlisted men, held for disorderly ...

The Guardhouse, 1849-1871

The guardhouse, constructed in 1849, was a focal point of daily activity at the second Fort Smith. Not only did the men assigned to guard detail operated out of this building, but the officer of the day, who was responsible ...

Fort Omaha Guardhouse

Fort Omaha Walking Tour

To maintain discipline among a large garrison, Fort Omaha commanders strictly followed the military code of the frontier era. Facing occasional problems with drunkenness, insubordination, fighting and desertion, officers were quick to punish offenders before disorder spread.

Minor ...

Old Guard House

Lieut. David Taylor,

British spy, was

confined in this house and

hanged on an apple tree,

October 18, 1777

Marker is on Main Street (County Route 29), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Stockton Guard House

Founded in 1859, Fort Stockton was abandoned during the Civil War and reestablished in 1867, when this guard house was built. Stone for the structure was quarried locally. The lumber was hauled from Indianola by oxcart. The Guard House consisted ...

Fort Clark Guardhouse

Established in 1852, Fort Clark was manned by varying troop strengths over the years. This guardhouse was built in the 1870s during a period of fort expansion. A new stockade was built in 1942 to relieve overcrowding, and the guardhouse ...

Guard House

This House

built in colonial times

was used during the

Revolutionary War as a

Guard House

for persons suspected of aiding

the British cause

and brought for trial before

The Council of Safety

then meeting in the

Indian King

Marker ...

Camp Guardhouse

Camp Guardhouse

A log hut which was reconstructed about 1890 on the remains of a hut from 1778. The actual purpose of the original structure is in question, although local lore said it was the Guardhouse. The construction and ...

Old Guard House (115A)

The first guardhouse at Fort Apache was built of logs and located on this site. In 1876, this stone building – the second oldest surviving structure on the post – was constructed to replace the original log structure. It was ...

Guard House (114)

This stone guard house was built around 1891 to replace the earlier, bed-bug infested structure still standing about 300 feet to the west of this site. Placed near the original main entrance to the fort, this building provided housing for ...