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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1719-1729) - A French post established in 1719 by four missionary priests from the Seminary of Quebec. Located on present day Snyder's Bluff in Warren County, Mississippi. The post was abandoned in 1729 after all but four of the inhabitants were massacred by Yazoo Indians. Also known as [[Fort San Pierre]], [[Fort St. Pierre des Yazous]], [[Fort St. Claude]]. [[U.S. Civil War]] | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1719-1729) - A French post established in 1719 by four missionary priests from the Seminary of Quebec. Located on present day Snyder's Bluff in Warren County, Mississippi. The post was abandoned in 1729 after all but four of the inhabitants were massacred by Yazoo Indians. Also known as [[Fort San Pierre]], [[Fort St. Pierre des Yazous]], [[Fort St. Claude]]. [[U.S. Civil War]] Confederate [[Fort Snyder]] was built on the site in 1862. | ||
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Revision as of 17:04, 21 December 2011
Fort St. Peter (1719-1729) - A French post established in 1719 by four missionary priests from the Seminary of Quebec. Located on present day Snyder's Bluff in Warren County, Mississippi. The post was abandoned in 1729 after all but four of the inhabitants were massacred by Yazoo Indians. Also known as Fort San Pierre, Fort St. Pierre des Yazous, Fort St. Claude. U.S. Civil War Confederate Fort Snyder was built on the site in 1862.
Fort St. Peter History
Current Status
Marker only on Snyder's Bluff, Warren County, Mississippi.
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Location: Snyder's Bluff, Warren County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 32.49501 Long: -90.79893 |
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 451
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Visited: 5 Dec 2009
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