Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas

Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas (1795-1799) - A Spanish colonial Fort first established in 1795 in present day Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee. Abandoned by the Spanish in 1799 as the result of the Treaty of San Lorenzo, turned over to the Americans and renamed Fort Adams. Also known as Fort Barrancas and probably on or close to the same site as Fort Assumption.

History of Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas

Established in the spring 1795 by Spanish troops under Don Manuel Gayoso de Lemos. Built on the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff in present day Memphis, Tennessee.

Abandoned by the Spanish in 1799. Occupied by the Americans and renamed Fort Adams.

Current Status

Markers only in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Location: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. Map point is from the GNIS coordinates and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 35.15778 Long: -90.04944 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 230'

See Also:

• Fort Assumption

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 745-746.
• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680938

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas
• Fernando de las Barrancas Wikipedia - Fort San Fernando de las Barrancas

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