Fort D
Fort D is a memorial in Cape Girardeau Township, Missouri. Fort D is situated nearby to the military installation Blockhouse, as well as near Ranney Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge and Houck Stadium.
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Framerotblues, Public domain.
The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge connecting Missouri's Route 34 and Route 74 with Illinois Route 146 across the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Fort D.
Houck Stadium
Stadium
Houck Field is an stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and women's soccer teams. Houck Stadium is situated 1¼ miles north of Fort D.
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Hospital
Southeast Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri Hospital first opened in 1928 and has grown into a regional medical complex serving over 600,000 people in 22 counties in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. Southeast Missouri Hospital is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fort D.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Girardeau and Scott City.
Cape Girardeau
Photo: Drowzy, Public domain.
Cape Girardeau is a city named after a French soldier/trader in southeastern Missouri. Watch out for murals and flood walls in this college town.
Scott City
Town
Scott City is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 4,346 at the 2020 census. The Scott County portion of Scott City is part of the Sikeston Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Cape Girardeau County portion is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Scott City is situated 5 miles south of Fort D.
Fort D
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Fort D,” one of the four forts erected in Cape Girardeau by Union forces in 1861, is the only one preserved. Its site southeast of the town was chosen to command the entire bend of the river southward, and also the river road from downstream.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cape Girardeau Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.29067° or 37° 17′ 26″ northLongitude
-89.5266° or 89° 31′ 36″ westInception
1940Operator
Cape Girardeau Parks and RecreationOpen location code
869G7FRF+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 13115824808OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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