Photograph
Fort Crawford
| Fort Crawford was decommissioned in 1856, having outlived its usefulness as a frontier post. During the Civil War, however, it functioned as a military hospital and recruiting depot. This photograph taken in 1864 shows that the stockade had already been removed. After the war the fort's stone buildings were slowly vandalized for new construction in Prairie du Chien. By the 1920s, only the ruins of the hospital remained. At this point, the DAR and later the State Medical Society stepped forward and launched a restoration project. Today, the Fort Crawford Hospital is a museum operated by the Prairie du Chien Historical Society. |
| Image ID: | 39647 |
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| Creation Date: | 1864 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
| County: | Crawford |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Prairie du Chien.93 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10.5 x 2.25 inches |
| Album 12 (Early American Frontier Forts) |
| Trees |
| Landforms |
| Barracks |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Fortification |
| Military hospitals |
| War of 1812 |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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