National Historic Landmark-Fort Hill,John C. Calhoun House

National Historic Landmark- Fort Hill -John C. Calhoun House

This was the residence of John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), best remembered for his vigorous defense of States' Rights.

His long political career included the U.S. House and Senate, service as Secretary of ...

Fort Foster, Hillsborough River State Park

Fort Foster State Historic Site is part of Hillsborough River State Park, though located on the East Side of US 301 from the park. Fort Foster is a reconstructed fort from the Second Seminole War. The original fort was built ...

Fort Hill

Archaeological study of the flat-top hill across the valley revealed two palisaded Indian villages with extensive house and burial remains, all dating from the Discovery Period.

Marker is on Kingwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) 1.5 miles east of Humbert Road, on ...

Butts Hill Fort

These fortifications erected by the British 1777 were occupied by the Americans 1778, becoming the island base of the Continental Army under General Sullivan in the Battle of Rhode Island.

They are now consecrated to the immortal memory of those brave ...

Fort Hill

Fort Hill

On This Point Of Land

The Pootatuck Indians

Built A Fort In 1673

To Prevent The White Man

From Coming Up

The Ousatonic River

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Howe Avenue (Connecticut Route 110) and New Street, on the right when traveling ...

Fort Hill Plantation Office

John C. Calhoun's Plantation Office was his private sanctuary and housed both his study and library during his twenty-five year residency at Fort Hill. In this building Calhoun developed and set forth his most historically significant constitutional arguments and political ...

Fort Hill

Home of

John C. Calhoun

1825-1850

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United States Congressman 1811-1817

Secretary of War 1817-1825

Vice President of the United States 1825-1832

United States Senator 1832-1843

Secretary of State 1844-1845

United States Senator 1845-1850

Home of

Thomas G. Clemson 1872-1888

Son-in-Law of

John C. Calhoun

Marker is on Fort Hill Street, on ...

Site of the Blue Hills Fort and Camp

This marker is erected in memory of the brave Revolutionary soldiers from this vicinity who garrisoned this fort harassing and repulsing the invading enemy for seven months during the darkest period of the war.

From this outpost General Washington on June ...

Fort Hill

On the hill to the west

are the north and south

redoubts, built in 1778,

for the defense of the

Highlands against British.

Marker is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Trader's Hill (Fort Alert)

About 2 miles East, on this road, is the site of "Fort Alert, usually called Trader's Hill." Established in the 18th century, and defended by a stockade garrisoned by U.S. Troops, Trader's Hill was a refuge for settlers during the ...