Fortress
Fort Wilkins
🇺🇸 United States · 20th century
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historic preservation and public recreation area operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park preserves the restored 1844 army military outpost, Fort Wilkins, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The state park's 987 acres (399 ha) include camping and day-use facilities as well as the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1866. The park is a "Cooperating Site" of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
Text adapted from “Fort Wilkins Historic State Park” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Wilkins ranks #5,372 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #97 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1923 — one of 151 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Wilkins?
Fort Wilkins stands in the United States, at 47.46722°, -87.86972°.
When was Fort Wilkins built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1923. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Wilkins?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,372 of 7,044 worldwide, and #97 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Wilkins?
Fort Michilimackinac, about 304 km away.
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