Before radar towers and satellite surveillance, America’s shores were watched over by massive coastal forts. Some were active for over a century, while others fizzled out before they ever fired a shot ...

Construction on Fort C occurred concurrent with the building of the other forts. Fears of attack in summer 1861 fueled a flurry of construction. Over 1,000 Union soldiers, enslaved men, local ...

The Ninety-Six Star Fort. Season 2 Episode 5 | 9m 20s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Andrew travels to Ninety-Six, SC to explore the "Star Fort" and its ties to the Revolutionary War.

Fort McCoy has archaeological sites within its boundaries that represent more than 10,000 years of history. Most of the artifacts from those sites which pre-date European contact are either stone ...

The fort is believed to have been built by French explorer Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville around 1679. D'Iberville was an aide to Robert de La Salle, who was responsible for building a series of French ...