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*One day last autumn---it was October 30, to be exact---my husband asked me to drive to the town of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, to buy two rolls of netwrap for making cornstalk bales. I dropped what I was doing, grabbed the camera, and headed down the road.......for about forty miles.
I was so excited, its a wonder I even remembered to pick up the netwrap here at this farm implement store:
My excitement was due to the fact that I would able to visit the historic fort which overlooks the town of Fort Atkinson. And, the weather was just perfect for traipsing around and taking pictures.
Click this next photo to read historical information about Fort Atkinson. The fort was built to protect a Native American tribe---The Winnebago---from other tribes.
You can click on the photos to enlarge and read the explanatory signs:
The interior of the powder magazine:
Cannon House - 1842:
Cannon House:
Interior of the cannon house:
The drop-off behind the next sign is where the limestone was quarried for the construction of the fort buildings:
The two-story north barracks building houses the fort museum. It is open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Several years ago, I toured the museum with a school group. One tidbit of interest I recall is that Jefferson Davis was once stationed here at Fort Atkinson.
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Cannon House:
Interior of the cannon house:
The drop-off behind the next sign is where the limestone was quarried for the construction of the fort buildings:
The two-story north barracks building houses the fort museum. It is open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Several years ago, I toured the museum with a school group. One tidbit of interest I recall is that Jefferson Davis was once stationed here at Fort Atkinson.
*OK.....that's it. I hope you enjoyed this tour of Fort Atkinson from my world here in northeast Iowa, U.S.A.
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Visit the official My World Tuesday website to find links to many other places of beauty and interest.
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11 comments:
I love history...especially that era. Great photos and great information!
Oh my...thanks for the tour..you know..I love to imagine..what was life like? How could they live in those cold buildings? Where did they go to the bathroom in the dead of winter...etc. Okay I am silly but...really?!
I loved the cannon house and that old stone floor - don't you wish those stones could speak. THank you for the tour!
it has alot of the same componets as the fort near savannah I loved visiting it all but the no see umsss that attacked us it has a moat wait the occasional gator in it and the cannons and the grooves in the floor just beautiful history!
I've learned the name of another American Indian tribe (apologies here and now if I've used the wrong terminology there)Winnebago - and all the time I thought it was just a name for a very big, fancy mobile home popular in the USA. I also loved that Valentine card pic - I'm always amused by that sort of humour.
Ms Soup
Hi, Gail,
Yes, I love history and historical places, too!
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Hi, Trish,
There were no outhouses marked, strangely enough. Yeah, I think of that often, too.....all the conveniences we have now for that aspect of our lives.
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Hi, Odd Chick,
Glad you liked the stone floors. Those interiors were my favorite part of the fort.
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Hi, Laura,
Goodness.....a moat, alligators, and "no see umss" (what is that?)....I'd probably stay away from that place. You folks out east have lots of wonderful historical sites.
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Hi, alphabet soup,
That motor home factory is in Winnebago County, Iowa, which is probably how they got their name.
Glad you liked that Valentine card....its one of my favorites.
Boy, I can be a computer chair traveller! Thanks for the tour. You took great pictures. It's good that the farmer did not need the net wrap 'right now'. Dairymary
One more place to add to my ever growing list...!
I'd heard the name Fort Atkinson, but I knew nothing aobut it. Thanks for the tour.
Hi, Dairymary,
With something like netwrap, he sends me a week or so ahead of the need, so it didn't matter if I spent an extra hour or so on the parts run. Thanks for stopping in.
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Hi, Russell,
Spring better get here soon so you can get started on your touring list!
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Hi, Ruth,
There may be other Fort Atkinsons around....I think there's one in Wisconsin.
Hi, Lillian,
Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment!
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