Historic Fort Snelling
Location
At Hwys 5 and 55 near the Airport
St Paul, MN
55111
United States
Phone:
612-726-1171
44° 53' 52.6452" N, 93° 10' 58.9116" W
See map: Google Maps
Public field trips at Historic Fort Snelling
Fri, Sep 25, 2009 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fort Snelling closed in 1858, but the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina just three years later, caused Governor Alexander Ramsey to re-open Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling became the entry and training point for all of the 25,000 Minnesota volunteers who fought in the Civil War. Learn about their experiences, technology of the period, the war at home with the Dakota, and even how slaves at...
Fri, Sep 18, 2009 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fort Snelling was a major induction and training center for troops from all across the Midwest during World War II. Over 300,000 soldiers began their Army life at the Fort, and special schools for Military Police, railroad engineers, and translators were set up. See a restored tank from the Fort Snelling Military Museum, learn about life on the "home front," practice swing dancing and try out the...
Fri, Sep 11, 2009 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Four unique programs will be offered in September, each designed to engage homeschool students of all ages with games, hands-on activities, and a history scavenger hunt with a special “Fort Kids” prize at the end. For Science and Technology day, students will explore how 19th-century soldiers and settlers used simple machines, science, and "modern" technology to build and survive in the frontier...
