Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. It was built by Commodore David Porter in October and November 1813, during the Nuku Hiva Campaign of the Anglo-American War, for protecting the village of Madisonville from British and Marquesan attacks. The fortification was named after President James Madison and armed with four cannons. Fort Madison was attacked only once, by British mutineers, in May 1814, and abandoned soon after. See also
Fort Astoria

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Nuku Hiva
Former buildings and structures in French Polynesia
History of the Marquesas Islands
Installations of the United States Navy in Hawaii
Military installations closed in the 1810s
Closed installations of the United States Navy