Fort Hamilton

Fort Hamilton (HM19T8)

Location: South Wayne, WI 53587 Lafayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 38.22', W 89° 57.12'

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Built by Col. Wm. Hamilton, youngest son of the renowned American statesman, Alexander Hamilton. Col. Hamilton was the founder of Hamilton Diggings, now Wiota. He was born in New York, August 4, 1797. He spent 3 years at West Point after which he was appointed surveyor of the staff of Wm. Rector. Coming west to Illinois, he landed at Galena, on July 4, 1827. In 1828, he started lead mining and smelting at Hamilton Diggings. Col. Hamilton was a prominent citizen of this territory and a captain in the Black Hawk War. He went to California in May, 1849 after the gold discovery. He died in Sacramento in 1850.
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HM NumberHM19T8
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 10:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 257966 N 4724730
Decimal Degrees42.63700000, -89.95200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 38.22', W 89° 57.12'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 38' 13.20" N, 89° 57' 7.20" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9701-9771 Park St, South Wayne WI 53587, US
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