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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/alnorth.html#strother North American Forts - Fort Strother] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/alnorth.html#strother North American Forts - Fort Strother] | ||
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/_Topics/history/_Texts/BEI1812/20*.html The War of 1812 by Francis F. Beirne, Chapter 20] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Strother Wikipedia - Fort Strother] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Strother Wikipedia - Fort Strother] | ||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=28144 Historical Marker Database - Fort Strouther] | * [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=28144 Historical Marker Database - Fort Strouther] | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 29 March 2014
Fort Strother (1813-1814) - A Creek Indian War Fort first established in 1813 by General Andrew Jackson in St. Clair County, Alabama. Abandoned in 1814.
History of Fort Strother
Established in 1813 by General Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Tallassahachee in preparation for the Battle of Talladega. The fort was about 100 yards square and included an 8 hut hospital complex and 25 tents for soldiers. Also included within the enclosure was a space for about 100 hogs.
Abandoned in 1814.
Current Status
Marker only in St. Clair County, Alabama.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680985
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Location: Near Ohatchee, St. Clair County, Alabama. Maps & Images Lat: 33.7636111 Long: -86.0475 |
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 16
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Strother
- The War of 1812 by Francis F. Beirne, Chapter 20
- Wikipedia - Fort Strother
- Historical Marker Database - Fort Strouther
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