Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Fort Caroline National Memorial 12713 Fort Caroline Road Jacksonville, FL 32225 Phone: 904-641-7155 Fort Caroline National Memorial was created to memorialize the Sixteenth Century...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts On January 31, 1946, Fort Caswell was designated as war surplus and assigned for disposal. The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina purchased the 250 acre fort from the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Paynes Creek Historic State Park 888 Lake Branch Road Bowling Green, FL 33834 Phone: 863-375-4717 Park Manager: Jackson Mosley Here, you can walk in the footsteps of pioneer...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The Ninety Six National Historic Site is an area of unique historical significance. The unusual name was given by early traders in the 1700s because they mistakenly believed it was...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Brunswick Town 8884 St. Philip's Rd. SE Winnabow, NC 28479 Phone: (910) 371-6613 After decades of calm, the site once again entered the forefront of history in a national storm, the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Arbuckle's Fort was a militia fort built on Muddy Creek in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) during the Indian-Virginia War of 1774, commonly called Lord Dunmore's War...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts The first significant event, which would be considered the start of hostilities, was the defeat of the column commanded by Brevet Major (Captain) Francis Langhorne Dade. This column...
Creek War/ Horseshoe Bend Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts An Indian uprising in the South brought on the Creek Indian War (1813-1814). Creeks who lived mainly in Alabama and Georgia were alarmed by encroachments...
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