Fort Riley : A Military Installation

Prior to the late 1950s the site was used as an excavation pit for sand and gravel. The quarry was subsequently used for the disposal of waste materials from 1950 until 1966. 10 acres of the 28-acre site has been used as a disposal area for several hazardous waste contaminants that included volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, vinyl chloride and xylene; other organics such as phenols and PCBs as well as lead. The main area of contamination is in the southern half of the 10 acre area which encompasses about 6 acres which

The southern portion is being cleaned up by the Air Force under Superfund. The reason the northern portion of the base is being clean up under the Safe Drinking Water Act is because it is currently still being used for training by the Army. The Air Force no longer uses the southern portion for training purposes. There are 10 major plumes of concern. Each site has been contaminated by chemical/fuel spills, fire training activities, landfills, and drainage structures.

The historical context of this map is during the American Civil War, Fort Wagner was a confederate base located on Morris Island. Laying alongside the south edge bay in the Charleston Harbor, Fort Wagner’s location was a crucial vantage point from which the Union Army could launch an attack on the city of Charleston, South Carolina. South Carolina was one of 11 states that had seceded from the union. During July 18, 1863 Union Brigade General Quincy Gillmore and Admiral John Dahlgren made the decision to attack Fort Wagner. With the assault being carried out by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, a regiment of African Americans, which served as proof that colored soldiers would fight bravely if given the chance to carry arms into battle. After

The original design of the fort was to house 500 soldiers and 78 pieces of artillery. Officers of the Army Corps of Engineers directed a civilian workforce to construct the fort. In 1860, progress was slow and only two-thirds of the walls were completed, yet not a single piece of artillery was in place. Rooms that were completed include the guard rooms, prison, lumber sheds, and carpentry shops. Leaving the storehouse and kitchen unfinished, and with the brink of the Civil War upon them, there is still not a single piece of artillery in place.

Throughout the Revolutionary War, there were many battles that occurred that are not remembered today. The reasons for this are plentiful, examples include minor battles, unimportant skirmishes, or travesties of war. However, some battles are forgotten intentionally, like times whenever something embarrassing happened to a soldier, or to an entire side. This case of embarrassing defeat is exactly what happened at Fort Galphin or, as the British called it, Fort Dreadnought, in Beech Island, SC on May 21st, 1781.

Fort McAllister was a small earthen citadel positioned alongside Genesis Point and armed with numerous heavy cannon to defend the Great Ogeechee River method south of Savannah, Georgia. It turned into expanded again and again with the aid of adding more guns, traverses and bomb proofs. Obstructions and sooner or later torpedoes (mines)finished the riverine defenses.

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." A militia is an armed group of citizens who defend their community as emergencies arise.

Allusion: Fort Marion and Power In Tom King’s Green Grass Running Water, King alludes and directly mentions historicals sites to show issues of powers and colonial hegemony. The allusion and direct mentioning of Fort Marion in the text provides an important link between the present and the past. The first time the King alludes to Fort Marion is when Alberta is teaching her class. She talks about the ledger art the Native American prisoners made saying, “As a way to help reduce the boredom of confinement, [Richard] Pratt provided the men with drawing materials, ledger books, and colored pencils... Collectively these drawing are known as Plains Indian Ledger Art” (16).

The date was December 10th 1864, just a little over three years after the beginning of the civil war, and the Union Army was waiting just outside the city of Savannah. Just 25 days earlier General Sherman and his Union Army had left the city of Atlanta after its seizure and were now poised to try the same thing in Savannah . The only thing standing in their way of completing this task was the formidable Fort McAllister. The Union Army, if it were able to seize the Fort would complete the seizure of the city of Savannah and open up a valuable resupply route to the sea. The man chosen to complete this task was General William Babcock Hazen, commander of the 15th Corps.

Holding command over the Southern Plains, Fort Griffin served as one in a line of western defensive forts from 1867 to 1881. Remnants of the fort remain today at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, which is also home to the Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd and offers camping, fishing, hiking, stargazing, and living history.

were at Snelling they suffered many hardships, from soldiers tormenting them to the death of loved ones. Fort Snelling should have been a place to be remembered, but there is a lot of sadness there. In 1819, the United States Army built a fort at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rive, a place that is sacred to the Dakota homeland. Fort Snelling would go on to become a site of major significance in the US and in state history. Due to the Dakota war become a hell hole for more than 1700 people. Disease would run rampant killing many; the brutality would forever be engrained in their minds, and death.

The Tar Creek Superfund Project is located in northeastern Oklahoma. It covers parts of Picher, Cardin, Quapaw, North Miami, and Commerce (4). Picher was a small town with a population of around 20,000 people (6). Tar Creek is slowly bringing the town of Picher to its knees. During the 1990’s a study found that the

Fort Monroe, Virginia, has been a major post of the U.S. Army for over 166 years. Fort Monroe is the largest stone fortication in the United States, moated and covering sixty-three acres and cost nearly two million dollars. It was the crown jewel of America’s defense and was built at a great expense following the British invasion during the War of 1812 and named after President James Monroe. Fort Monroe was a vital piece in America’s defense and history.

Assessments began to take place in the mid 1980’s, shortly after the site made the National Priorities list in 1983. Relevant standards and guidance levels were used to measure the effect of the Helen Kramer Landfill. The initiation of the EPA’s remedial investigation and feasibility study deemed the nature of the Helen Kramer landfill as an extreme risk to the environment, characterizing the site “by randomly placed, uncompacted, and uncovered refuse, with numerous settlement cracks which vented methane and water vapor” (2). According to the EPA, several million gallons of chemical wastes and over two million cubic yards of solid waste were estimated to have been disposed of at the landfill (2). Studies were performed by the EPA, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, federal natural resource trustees in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to evaluate the onsite and nearby environmental effects due to the landfill. During these studies, contaminants were detected in air, sediments, and aquifers, including high levels of volatile organic compounds and heavy metals in the air and sediments. VOCS and heavy metals expose humans to carcinogens, developmental toxicants, and reproductive toxicants. The assessments also detected numerous contaminants such as (but not limited to),

In the Army and throughout every branch there are certain customs and courtesies that every soldier and military member must follow in order for there to be order and discipline on a daily basis. Customs and courtesies are put in to place to show respect for Non Commissioned Officers and for Officers of all rank.