Fort Cumming
Fort Cumming (1838-1838) - A Trail of Tears Cherokee removal fort first established in 1838 in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia. Named Fort Cumming after Rev. David B. Cumming, Methodist minister and missionary to the Cherokees. Abandoned in 1838.
History of Fort Cumming
Established in 1838 by Captain Samuel Fariss and a company of Georgia volunteers who guarded captured Cherokee Indians here before their removal to the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Some 469 captured Cherokee Indians were escorted from Fort Cumming to Ross's Landing on 9 Jun 1838 to begin the journey. Records indicate that by May 1838 the post included a stockade, stables and perhaps barracks for the troops.
Note: some sources give start dates as early as 1836 but the NPS study of the site indicates that references to "Fort Cumming" begin on 11 May 1838 while prior records refer to "Lafayette".
Abandoned in 1838.
Current Status
Marker only in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1877596
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Location: Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia. Map point is the marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 34.71520199 Long: -85.2881441 |
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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 219
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