Fort Hamilton was built by Col. William Hamilton, the youngest
son of the renowned American statesman, Alexander Hamilton. Col.
Hamilton was the founder of Hamilton Diggings, which is now known
as Wiota. He was born in New York on August 4th. 1797. He spend
three years at West Point after he was appointed surveyor of the
William Rector Coming west to Illinois, He landed in Galena, on
July 4th, 1827. In 1828, He started lead mining and smelting at
Hamilton Diggings. Col. Hamilton was a prominent citizen of this
territory and a captain in the Black Hawk War. He went to
California in May of 1849 after the gold discovery. He died in
Sacramento in 1850.
If you want to learn more about the service of this fort, Please
check out my nearby Spafford Creek Massacre geocache.
While you are in the area, please check out my other traditional
caches at historic sites in southwestern Wisconsin.
Fort Defiance II
Badger Park
St. Augustine Church
Or this virtual cache,
Bloody Lake