Without a doubt, the next time I'm in Terre Haute, I will go out to the site of Fort Harrison, "The Fort of the Two Presidents."
It is located north of the city in what is called The Landing at Fort Harrison, which has been built on the site of the old fort.
The Terre Haute Lodge #86 Benevolent & Protective Elks purchased the site in 1926 and established a country club there in 1925. Today, there is an 18-hole golf course, a 22,000 square foot clubhouse with restaurant, lounge and banquet hall. In 1959, they added an 8-lane bowling alley and in 1997, a swimming pool.
In 2008, it was sold to a group and it became The Landings at Fort Harrison, a no-membership required country club.
You can find it off North 7th Street and Fort Harrison Road, just off US-41 north of where it joins Ind-63.
In 1963, Fort Harrison was located and outlined by the William Henry Harrison Trail Commission.
The Tale of a Fort. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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