Fort Pikit

Fort Pikit is a Spanish colonial era stone fortification[1] which was built in what is now known as the town of Malidegao in Cotabato.

[2] The fortification consists of two towers installed with artillery batteries and a rubble wall which measures 38 meters (125 ft) a side.

[5] When the United States took over the administration of the Philippines from Spain, the American colonial government gained control of the fort in 1902[1] and used it their own campaign in Mindanao.

The NHCP sent a team to Fort Pikit on March 12, 2012 to conduct validation, investigation of historical facts related to the fortification.

[4] The agency declared Fort Pikit as national historical landmark two months later on April 24, 2012.

US landing craft carrying 24th Infantry Division troops up Mindanao River for Fort Pikit attack, April 1945