Fort Garrison History

Fort Garrison

              Fort Garrison was once known as Oldton's Fort or Oulton's Garrison. It is the oldest known structure in Maryland.  The fort is made of stone and measures approximately 48 x 18 feet.  The fort walls are extremely thick with small windows.  In 1696 when it was constructed it was an outpost in the wilderness.  Captain Oldton and six men were assigned to the fort.  In addition to standing guard against Indians, their duties were to mark off roads.  The paths they marked off became known as garrison roads. It is thought that many of the roads they marked off may have very well been Indian trails.

Fort Garrison 

A current events report by Lisa- a 5^th Grade Student

May 2001

Fort Garrison, the "fort" not the school is Baltimore County's oldest structure which dates back to the 1690's.  It is located on Garrison Farms Court, where the neighbors to the fort want some time and money put into the dilapidated fort.  Baltimore County Recreation and Parks is paying to fix Fort Garrison because it is a historic landmark and is on the County's Landmark Preservation List.   Because the structure has been suffering from neglect there is a proposal for the County Council to approve $180,000 that is allocated for stabilization efforts.  Included in the stabilization plan is replacing loose or fallen stones, pointing the masonry and replacing the roof.  There is also a plan for other future work.

In my opinion I think that this article is neat because they are going to save the fort FOREVER! And never destroy it.  And if the fort is never destroyed the school will always have a background to its name.

Lisa's report is based on an article that appeared in The County Crier, May 2001

This page was edited on 08/05/07