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Fort Place (1830s-unknown) - A Seminole War settler Fort established in the 1830s near present-day Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida. Abandoned in unknown.
History
Fort Place was built in the early 1830s as a settler refuge from hostile Indians. The fort consisted of a hewn-log block-house equipped with portholes for firearms. It was enclosed within a two-acre log stockade.
Current Status
Marker only, no visible remains of Fort Place..
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Location: Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida.
Maps & Images
Lat: 30.056209 Long: -85.188995
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See Also:
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 199.
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Visited: 2 Oct 2021
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