Fort Sinquefield

Fort Sinquefield (1813-1813) - A Creek Indian War settler fort established in 1813 in Clarke County, Alabama. Abandoned in 1813. History of Fort Sinquefield Established in 1813 by settlers during the Creek Indian War as a wooden stockade fortification. The fort was attacked in September 1813 by hostile Red Stick warriors while the settlers were outside the walls burying earlier victims. The settlers were saved by Isaac Hayden who happened on the scene with his 60 hunting dogs. Isaac set the dogs on the attacking Indians and managed to disrupt the attack long enough for the settlers to get back inside the fort. The settlers drove back the attackers but decided to abandon the fort and move everyone to Fort Madison ten miles to the south. Current Status Marker/monument, site managed by Clarke County Historical Society near Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680972 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama. Maps & Images Lat: 31.660423 Long: -87.728263 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 427' 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 15 Links: North American Forts - Fort Sinquefield Clark County Museum - Fort Sinquefield Rural SW Alabama - Fort Fort Sinquefield Wikipedia - Fort Sinquefield NPS - Historic Properties in Clarke County Visited: No Fort Sinquefield Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!