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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A stockaded U.S. Army post established in 1837 in Cherokee County, Georgia, during the "Trail of Tears" Cherokee removal period. Garrisoned by Georgia Milita from October 1837 to July 1838. | |||
The post was abandoned in July 1838. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Private Property in Cherokee County, Georgia. Marker map point is accurate, the fort map point is approximate. | Private Property in Cherokee County, Georgia. Marker map point is accurate, the fort map point is approximate. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ga-north2.html#buff North American Forts - Fort Buffington] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ga-north2.html#buff North American Forts - Fort Buffington] | ||
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahistmarkers/fortbuffingtonhistmarker.htm Georgia info - Fort Buffington] | * [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahistmarkers/fortbuffingtonhistmarker.htm Georgia info - Fort Buffington] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffington,_Georgia Wikipedia - Buffington Georgia] | |||
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Revision as of 06:14, 22 February 2012
Fort Buffington (1837-1838) - A U.S. Army post established in 1837 in Cherokee County, Georgia, during the "Trail of Tears" Cherokee removal period. Probably named for Joshua Buffington who was a prominent Cherokee. Abandoned in 1838.
Fort Buffington History
A stockaded U.S. Army post established in 1837 in Cherokee County, Georgia, during the "Trail of Tears" Cherokee removal period. Garrisoned by Georgia Milita from October 1837 to July 1838.
The post was abandoned in July 1838.
Current Status
Private Property in Cherokee County, Georgia. Marker map point is accurate, the fort map point is approximate.
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Location: Private Property, Cherokee County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 34.2412888 Long: -84.4034529 |
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 218
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Buffington
- Georgia info - Fort Buffington
- Wikipedia - Buffington Georgia
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