Fort Atkinson
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Fort Atkinson is the name of several locations in the United States:
- Fort Atkinson, IowaFort Atkinson, IowaFort Atkinson is a city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 389 at the 2000 census. It is home to the historic Fort Atkinson State Preserve and hosts a large annual fur-trapper rendezvous each September...
, a town named after General Atkinson - Fort Atkinson State PreserveFort Atkinson State PreserveFort Atkinson State Preserve is a state preserve of Iowa, USA, containing the remnants of Fort Atkinson, a U.S. Army frontier post created to keep the peace between various Native American tribes as well as prevent white settlers from encroaching on Indian lands.-History:The 1830 Treaty of Prairie...
, 1840s U.S. Army post in Fort Atkinson, Iowa - Fort Atkinson (Nebraska)Fort Atkinson (Nebraska)Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post to be established west of the Missouri River in the unorganized region of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. Located just east of present-day Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, the fort was erected in 1819 and abandoned in 1827...
, 1820s U.S. Army post - Fort Atkinson, WisconsinFort Atkinson, WisconsinFort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. In 1996, Money Magazine named Fort Atkinson "One of America's Hottest Little Boomtowns." The population was 11,621 at the 2000 census.- History :Fort...
, a city - Fort KoshkonongFort KoshkonongFort Koshkonong was located at a site which today is in the city of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, about three blocks east of Main St. along Milwaukee Ave. General Henry Atkinson was the commander of the fort during the Black Hawk War. It was used as a station for local militia units and the US...
, a Black Hawk War fort in Wisconsin sometimes called Fort Atkinson