Near Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Armstrong Sesquicentennial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023
1. Fort Armstrong Sesquicentennial Marker
Upon this site on the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one-thousand nine-hundred and sixty-six, members of the Rock Island Arsenal, tenant agencies and members of the surrounding communities did commemorate the one-hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Fort Armstrong with ceremony befitting a symbol of a free people. To pass on this heritage and to attest to mementos of our day we have hereby caused artifacts of this generation to be encased in stone beneath and duly recorded in the John M. Browning Museum, for generations yet to come.
Erected by Rock Island Arsenal Sesquicentennial Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1816.
Location. 41° 31.011′ N, 90° 33.946′ W. Marker is near Rock Island, Illinois, in Rock Island County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Armstrong Road and Rodman Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois and in the Quad Cities. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Fort Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); John Gale & Richard M. Coleman (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Armstrong Cemetery Boulders (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Armstrong (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hose Station No. 1 (approx. 0.4 miles away in Iowa); First Railroad Bridge Across the Mississippi (approx. half a mile away in Iowa); First Chiropractic Adjustment (approx. half a mile away in Iowa); The Natatorium (approx. half a mile away in Iowa). Touch for a list and map of all markers
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023
2. Fort Armstrong Sesquicentennial Marker
Also see . . . Fort Armstrong (3). Fort Wiki entry on the fort. (Submitted on August 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Joseph Hill via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (Public Domain), 1936
3. Fort Armstrong Model
This model at Rock Island Arsenal shows what Fort Armstrong may have looked like.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 7, 2023
4. Fort Armstrong site
This replica blockhouse was constructed in 1916. Fires in 1855 and 1859 had destroyed the then-abandoned fort's remains.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
