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Revision as of 08:53, 2 January 2012
Spanish Fort (1) (1780-178?, 1864-1865) - A Spanish colonial post first established in 1780 by Bernardo de Galvez in the present day town of Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama. Abandoned sometime in the 1870s. Later part of Complex of Confederate fortifications established in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War. Captured by Union forces and abandoned in 1865.
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Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
Current Status
Destroyed, site on private properties in the town of Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama
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Location: Private Property in the town of Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama. Maps & Images Lat: 30.6753648 Long: -87.9174256 |
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
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Visited: 28 Dec 2011
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