United States · 19th 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.
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Fort Wilkins ranks #6,757 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #103 of the 110 mapped in United States. Founded 1844, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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