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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1739‑1740) - A fort built in 1739 by Bienville near the present site of Memphis, Tennessee: it was based on its brief occupation that France claimed a vast territory around it for many years. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1739‑1740) - A fort built in 1739 by Bienville near the present site of Memphis, Tennessee: it was based on its brief occupation that France claimed a vast territory around it for many years. Abandoned and destroyed by the French in 1740. | ||
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'''Location:''' Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. | |||
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* Elevation: 230' | |||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 738. | |||
* {{GNIS2|ID=1680938}} | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=484 | * [http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=484 Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Fort Assumption] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Assumption Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Assumption Wikipedia - Fort Assumption] | ||
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Revision as of 09:57, 8 January 2015
Fort Assumption (1739‑1740) - A fort built in 1739 by Bienville near the present site of Memphis, Tennessee: it was based on its brief occupation that France claimed a vast territory around it for many years. Abandoned and destroyed by the French in 1740.
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Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. Maps & Images Lat: 35.15778 Long: -90.04944 |
See Also:
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 738.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680938
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