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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1793-1???) - First established in 1793 or 1792 as one of four forts built by the Humphries brothers to protect local settlers. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1793-1???) - First established in 1793 or 1792 as one of four forts built by the Humphries brothers to protect local settlers. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo State Marker.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Yargo Georgia State Marker]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo State Marker.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Yargo Georgia State Marker.]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse with Cook Shed in Back and Smokehouse on Right Side]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse with Cook Shed in Back and Smokehouse on Right Side.]] | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo - 05.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Yargo Cook Shed Interior]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo - 05.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Yargo Cook Shed Interior.]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo - 06.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Yargo Smokehouse]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Yargo - 06.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Yargo Smokehouse.]] | ||
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== | == History == | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
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(F) 33.9583333, -83.7441667 | (F) 33.9583333, -83.7441667, Fort Yargo | ||
Fort Yargo | (1793-1???) | ||
(F) 33.976357, -83.734816 | (F) 33.976357, -83.734816 | ||
Relocated Cabin Fort | Relocated Cabin Fort | ||
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{{Visited|8 Jul 2010}} | {{Visited|8 Jul 2010}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:01, 27 January 2018
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HistoryCurrent StatusThe original cabin blockhouse has been moved from the original site to a more secure area of the park about two miles north of the original location. The fort structure has been restored and is now a part of a growing complex of period structures that includes a working smokehouse and cook shed.
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Links: Visited: 8 Jul 2010 Picture Gallery
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