Fort Hamilton (Wisconsin)
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Fort Hamilton was a frontier fort constructed in present-day Wiota, Wisconsin
during the 1832 Black Hawk War
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with the onset of the 1832 Black Hawk War
. Fort Hamilton was located in present-day Wiota, Wisconsin (then Hamilton's Digging's) near the location of the modern settlement. During the course of the Black Hawk War no attack was made on Fort Hamilton but four members of its garrison were killed during the war.
was a 40 foot by 40 foot square with a 16 foot by 24 foot blockhouse
. The fort was surrounded by a ditch and pickets
.
Wiota, Wisconsin
Wiota is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 900 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Five Corners and Woodford are located in the town.-History:When lead miner, William S...
during the 1832 Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....
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History
Fort Hamilton was one of the hastily constructed frontier forts built in WisconsinWisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
with the onset of the 1832 Black Hawk War
Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S....
. Fort Hamilton was located in present-day Wiota, Wisconsin (then Hamilton's Digging's) near the location of the modern settlement. During the course of the Black Hawk War no attack was made on Fort Hamilton but four members of its garrison were killed during the war.
Description
The stockadeStockade
A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security.-Stockade as a security fence:...
was a 40 foot by 40 foot square with a 16 foot by 24 foot blockhouse
Blockhouse
In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. It serves as a defensive strong point against any enemy that does not possess siege equipment or, in modern times, artillery...
. The fort was surrounded by a ditch and pickets
Picket fence
A picket fence is a variety of fence that has been used mostly for domestic boundaries. Until the introduction of advertising on fences in the 1980s, a Cricket field was also usually surrounded by a picket fence, giving rise to the expression rattling the pickets for a ball hit firmly into the...
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