Camp Smith
Green Bay, Wisconsin
TypeFort
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
Built1820
In use1820-1822
Garrison information
Past
commanders		Colonel Joseph Lee Smith

44°28′29″N 88°02′03″W / 44.47472°N 88.03417°W / 44.47472; -88.03417 (Camp Smith (closed 1822, location approximate)) Camp Smith was a 19th-century fortification located on the east bank of the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1][2] The installation was built as a temporary home for the garrison at nearby Fort Howard during a malaria outbreak.[3]

History

Colonel Joseph Lee Smith took command of nearby Fort Howard in 1820, the same time as a malaria outbreak in the area.[1] Seeking to flee the outbreak, Colonel Smith decided to build a fort on the east bank of the Fox River. Later that year, Camp Smith was completed, and the garrison was moved there.[3]

Colonel Smith left in 1821, and the new commander decided to move the garrison back to Fort Howard. Camp Smith was officially abandoned in 1822.[1]

Legacy

The installation was located at the present day site of Heritage Hill State Historical Park.[4][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael Hoffman (October 11, 2015). "Fort Howard, WI". Michigan Technological University. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Camp Smith (Wisconsin)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 3 Meg Jones (September 29, 2010). "History buffs launch search for Fort Howard's footprint". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fort Howard". Archived from the original on July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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