Fort Dearborn

Summary

Fort Dearborn is a fort^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fort Dearborn is located in Chicago^[3].
• Fort Dearborn is in the country of United States^[4].
• Fort Dearborn's instance of is recorded as fort^[5].
• Fort Dearborn's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure^[6].
• Fort Dearborn's architect is recorded as John Whistler^[7].
• Henry Dearborn is named after Fort Dearborn^[8].
• Fort Dearborn was followed by Chicago^[9].
• Fort Dearborn's Commons category is recorded as Fort Dearborn^[10].
• 1803 marks the founding of Fort Dearborn^[11].
• Fort Dearborn was dissolved in 1856^[12].
• Fort Dearborn's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.88806, 'longitude': -87.62389}^[13].
• Fort Dearborn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Dearborn^[14].
• Fort Dearborn's Commons gallery is recorded as Fort Dearborn^[15].
• Fort Dearborn's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Fort Dearborn's described by source is recorded as FortWiki^[17].
• Fort Dearborn's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark^[18].
• Fort Dearborn's short name is recorded as Dearborn^[19].
• Fort Dearborn sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+178'}^[20].

Body

Geography

Fort Dearborn is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Chicago^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Dearborn sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+178'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include fort^[5] and destroyed building or structure^[6]. Fort Dearborn's heritage designation is recorded as Chicago Landmark^[18].

History and Context

1803 marks the founding of Fort Dearborn^[11]. Henry Dearborn is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Fort Dearborn ranks in the top 7% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]