Fort Grant, Arizona

Fort Grant
Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona
Fort Grant, c. 1885
Site information
TypeArmy fortification
Controlled by Arizona
ConditionRepurposed as a state prison
Location
Coordinates32°37′26.1″N 109°56′41.7″W / 32.623917°N 109.944917°W / 32.623917; -109.944917
Site history
Built1872
Built by United States
In use1860–1905
Battles/warsApache Wars
Garrison information
Occupants United States Army

Fort Grant is a state prison and a former United States Army fortification in the U.S. state of Arizona. Fort Grant is located on the southwestern slope of Mount Graham in what is now Graham County. The post is named for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.