Fort Yargo

Fort Yargo (1793-1????) - First established in 1793 or 1792 as one of four forts built by the Humphries brothers to protect local settlers.

Fort Yargo Georgia State Marker	Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse with Cook Shed in Back and Smokehouse on Right Side
Fort Yargo Cook Shed Interior	Fort Yargo Smokehouse

Current Status

The 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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Location: Fort Yargo State Park, Barrow County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 33.9583333 Long: -83.7441667 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 856'

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 240

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Yargo
• Local community organization site

Visited: 8 Jul 2010

Fort Yargo Picture Gallery

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  Fort Yargo State Park Sign
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  Fort Yargo Log Blockhouse
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  Fort Yargo DAR Marker
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  Fort Yargo Garden