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NewsSeptember 5, 2011

Fort D Historic Site

Labor Day visitors to Fort D in Cape Girardeau heard about local Civil War history on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission is looking to get the site on the National Register of Historic Places.

Fred Lynch
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Turner Brigade members fire the cannon Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Turner Brigade members fire the cannon Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
Visitors walk through the open-air stone building at Fort D.
Visitors walk through the open-air stone building at Fort D.
A readerboard tells the story of Fort D.
A readerboard tells the story of Fort D.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Earthwork walls are seen Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Earthwork walls are seen Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A view from the earthworks Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A view from the earthworks Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
This historical marker was erected at Fort D by the Cape Girardeau Rotary Club.
This historical marker was erected at Fort D by the Cape Girardeau Rotary Club.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott House talks about local Civil War history Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott House talks about local Civil War history Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A Quaker cannon is on display Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A Quaker cannon is on display Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
Turner Brigade member Steven Meyer works with a drawknife on a sawhorse at Fort D.
Turner Brigade member Steven Meyer works with a drawknife on a sawhorse at Fort D.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott House talks about local Civil War history Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Scott House talks about local Civil War history Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at Fort D in Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The entrance to the Fort D Historic Site atop the earthwork wall is seen Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The entrance to the Fort D Historic Site atop the earthwork wall is seen Monday, Sept. 5, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Visitors tour the stone building which was added in 1937 at Fort D.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Visitors tour the stone building which was added in 1937 at Fort D.
The American Legion emblem remains on the stone building at Fort D. The local Louis K. Juden Post purchased the Fort D site in 1936 as a public park for the city.
The American Legion emblem remains on the stone building at Fort D. The local Louis K. Juden Post purchased the Fort D site in 1936 as a public park for the city.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Today the stone building at Fort D is open-air. The building was added to the site in 1937.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Today the stone building at Fort D is open-air. The building was added to the site in 1937.
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Labor Day visitors to Fort D in Cape Girardeau heard about local Civil War history on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. The Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission is looking to get the site on the National Register of Historic Places.

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