Battle of Backbone Mountain

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Are Fort O'Rourke and Fort Willard two names for the same place? They are apparently located in exactly the same spot. Backspace (talk) 10:27, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I realize I am answering this over five years after the fact, but I want to make a point for the record: they are not identical, no. See this marker - by comparing its location with the location of Fort O'Rourke on the Civil War-era map, I suspect (yeah, yeah, OR, I know) that this marker is at approximately the site where the Fort was located (full disclosure: I changed the coordinates of the article indicating as much). (Many of the roads on the map are identical to those in use today, which makes siting the fort somewhat easier.) Note that the marker itself distinguishes between the two, stating that O'Rourke is "to the north" and Willard "which still exists" is "to the east". --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:13, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fort Foote at 38° 46.071′ N, 77° 1.697′ W, lies to the south of Fort Willard which is at 38° 46.982′ N, 77° 3.958′ W. See http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=41414 as source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.46.100 (talk) 05:45, 27 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]