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Established in 1903, Fort Benjamin Harrison was structured to be a self-contained community. Since its closing in 1995, it has been returned to the public as a mixed-use community including residential, business, education, and recreation.
Fort Ben Condos/Lawton Loop was named after Major General Henry Ware Lawton.
born: Manhattan, Ohio, March 17, 1843
died:
San Mateo, Luzon, Phillippine Islands, December 19, 1899
"Henry Lawton, as Captain and Commander of B-Troop of the 4th U.S. Cavalry is credited with the capture of the great Apache Chief Geronimo, September 1886. It is most ironic, then, that Lawton, as a Major General, lost his life during the Spanish-American War on December 19, 1899, to the forces of a Filipino General named....Licerio Geronimo."
Medal of Honor Citation: Rank and
organization: Captain, Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry. Place and date: Atlanta, GA., 3 August 1864. Entered service at: Ft. Wayne, Allen County, IN. Birth: Ohio. Date of issue: 22 may 1893. Citation: Led a charge of skirmishers against the enemy's rifle pits and stubbornly and successfully resisted 2 determined attacks of the enemy to retake the works.
In Stephen E. Bower's book, the American Army in the Heartland, Bower writes on pages 12-13, "The American victory of the Spanish was celebrated at the new post by attaching such familiar names as Lawton, Wheeler, Shafter, and funston to major thoroughfares. The street encircling the parade ground was named for Major General Henry Ware Lawton, a Hoosier who lived much of his life in Fort Wayne, Indiana. general Lawton distinguised himself in the battles of El Caney and Santiago, Cuba, and later lost his life in December of 1899, taming the insurgent uprising in the Philippines. The street cutting through the northern portion of the parade ground from Lawton Loop on the west to present day Hess Avenue on the east was named after Brigadier General Frederick Funston, who daringly carried out a plan leading to the capture of Emilio Aquinaldo, the leader of the Filipino insurrectionists."
(Credit for some of the text above goes to the creators of the web site found here: www.culbertsonmansion.com/HenryLawton.htm) Please visit for more information.
At Lawton Loop you'll find a
community of unparalleled balance between historic charm and
modern convenience. As the model centerpiece of the historic
Fort Benjamin Harrison redevelopment, Lawton Loop
Condominiums preserve the future of community tradition.
Situated on a distinctive parade field near all amenities,
these residences offer a unique living experience with all
the richness of a turn-of-the-century neighborhood.
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