Fort Nogales

Fort Nogales (1791-1798) - Established by the Spanish in 1791. Transferred to the U.S. Government in 1798 by treaty with Spain and renamed Fort McHenry (2).

Fort Nogales History

In the Natchez Treaty of 1790, the Choctaw Indians ceded a site to the Spanish for a defensive fortification that became Fort Nogales. Fort Nogales was actually a complex of fortifications along the Yazoo River just above Vicksburg, Mississippi. The main fortification was located at the base of a bluff and consisted of 12' high palisade surrounding barracks, two block houses, a 12 cannon water battery, the magazine and Officers quarters. The blockhouses in the rear mounted four protecting howitzers.

Other fortifications in the complex included Fort Mount Vigie 1000 yards to the rear at the top of the bluff, Fort Sugarloaf across a creek, and two small blockhouses on the right and left called Fort Gayoso and Fort Ignatius.

In 1798 a treaty with Spain ceded the complex to the U.S. Government and the complex was renamed Fort McHenry (2).

Current Status

Part of Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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Location: Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 32.369582 Long: -90.871318 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 196'

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 444-445

Visited: 3 Dec 2009

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