Colonial and coastal forts
|
| Fort |
County |
Nearest city |
| Delegal's Fort (1736) |
Glynn |
St. Simons |
| Notes: Built by South Carolina
militia. Oglethorpe built Ft. St. Simons on this site. Now
Couper's Point, the St. Simons lighthouse |
| Fort Argyle (1733-1747) |
Bryan |
Ft. Stewart (Richmond Hill) |
| Notes: Named for Oglethorpe benefactor
Lord Argyle. Many spellings. May have been two forts on this site. |
Fort Jones (1735-?)
Fort Wormsloe (1735-?)
|
Chatham |
Wormsloe Plantation |
| Notes: Noble Jones, an original
Georgia settler, constructed both of these forts on Skidaway River
as protection against the Spanish (or so it was claimed) |
| Fort Augusta (1736) |
Richmond |
Augusta |
| Note:Reynolds and 6th
(St. Paul's Church). Frequently given as 1735 because that's the
date William Stephens gave. This is wrong. Named for Augusta,
wife of Frederica Prince of Wales. Used until 1767. Oglethorpe
met a group of Cherokee and Creek here in 1739, and the Treaty
of 1763 was negotiated here. |
| Fort Brown (1861) |
Glynn |
St. Simons |
| Note:Confederate coastal defenses built near the lighthouse on St. Simons. |
| Fort Bartow (1861) |
Chatam |
Savannah |
| Note:Largest of the
earthwork forts in the Confederacy. Named for Francis Bartow,
Georgia hero who took Fort Pulaski (Jan, 1861); died at First
Manasas |
| Fort Cornwallis (1779-1781) |
Richmond |
Augusta |
| Note:English name for Fort Augusta during
enemy occupation, this was one of two forts (the other was Fort
Grierson) that anchored the defense of the small town of Augusta
during the Loyalist occupation in 1780-1781 |
| Fort Barrington |
|
|
| Note:On the Altamaha at the intersection
of King's Road, visited by John and William
Bartram in 1765. |
| Fort Darien |
McIntosh |
Darien |
| Note: Built on the site of Fort Prince George. Earthen fort |
| Fort Fredrica |
Glynn |
St. Simons |
| Fort George (1761) |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Note:Cockspur Island.
Palisade log blockhouse. Fort was destroyed by 1774 thanks to
American Patriots. Exact location unknown, but believed to be
on a southeast jut of land. |
| Fort Greene (1794) |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Note:Cockspur Island. Destroyed by hurricane,
1804. Exact location unknown |
| Fort Grierson |
Richmond |
Augusta |
| Note: 11th and Reynolds
(4 blocks from Ft. Augusta). Actually the stockaded home of Loyalist
James Grierson, who, along with Thomas Brown, was in charge of
Augusta during the Loyalist occupation. Grierson was killed by
Patriots because his Loyalist patrols killed farmers, assaulted
wives and children burned farms. |
| Fort Howe |
|
|
| Along the Altamaha River, Fort Howe had been called
Fort Barrington. Key fort during the American Revolution. Its capture
by Thomas Brown and his Florida Rangers during the American Revolution
gave displaced Loyalists a route to British East Florida |
| Fort Jackson |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Built in 1808 for defense against a naval approach
to Savannah. Replaced an earlier fort known as "Mud Fort" built
during the American Revolution. Now commonly called "Old Fort
Jackson." |
| Fort King George (1721-1727, 1728-1734) |
McIntosh |
Darien |
| Note: The fort was almost completely
destroyed in 1727 and rebuilt. From 1728 until 1734 it held two
men who watched for Spanish activity. |
| Fort McIntosh |
Brantley |
Atkinson |
| Note:Named in honor of William
McIntosh, this fort was built on the Satilla River during
the First
Florida Expedition (the exact location is unknown) |
| Fort Morris |
Liberty |
Sunbury |
| Note:Coastal fort built to
protect the town of Sunbury during the French and Indian
War. During the American
Revolution the fort was one last
to fall to the British. |
| Fort Prevost (1779) |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Note: Built on the Trustee Garden, dating
back to 1733, by the English after they captured the city in 1779.
Named for Augustine Prevost. Other names applied to forts in this
area include Fort Halifax, Fort Savannah, and Fort Wayne (see each
entry) |
| Fort Prince William (1779) |
Camden |
Cumberland Island |
| Note: Southern end of island. North end
protected by Fort St. Andrew |
| Fort Pulaski (1848) |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Fort Halifax (1754) |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Note: Name applied to Fort Savannah during
the French and Indian War. Other names applied to this area include
Fort Prevost and Fort Wayne (see each entry). |
| Fort St. Andrew (1736) |
Camden |
Barrimacke (Cumberland Island) |
| Note: Built well before the land was ceded by the Creek, this fort was on the northern end of the island. Fort Prince William protected the southern end |
| Fort St. Simon (1738) |
Glynn |
St. Simon |
| Fort Thunderbolt |
Chatham |
Savannah (Thunderbolt) |
| Note: Earthwork fort
on Wilmington River during the Civil War |
| Fort Wayne |
Chatham |
Savannah |
| Note: Called "Trustee
Garden Battery"
(The Trustee Garden was a common garden dating back to 1733), it
was renamed to Fort Wayne after the city of Savannah was evacuated
by the British in the face of the underwhelming numbers of radical
troops surrounding the city under the command of "Mad" Anthony
Wayne. Other names applied to this area include Fort Halifax,
Fort Savannah, and Fort Prevost (see each entry). A portion of
the fort (the east palisade) is still visible. |
| Frontier forts |
| Fort Adams (1812) |
Telfair Co. |
|
| Named in honor of John Adams; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Advance (179?) |
Baldwin |
Milledgeville |
| One of three forts built by Elijah
Clarke for the Transoconee Expedition |
| Fort Alert (1812) |
Charleton |
Folkston |
| Built on Traders Hill near the navigable
end of the St. Marys River, southwest of Folkston. Refuge for settlers
during wars with the Seminole Indians. |
| Fort Barnum (18??) |
Ware? |
|
| Note:North end of Okefenokee Swamp |
| Fort Clark (1812) |
Telfair Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Gov. Clark; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Daniel (1812) |
Gwinnett |
Fort Daniel |
| Note:Built by Major Tandy Key at the
top of Hog Mountain. Lt. George Gilmer left from here to built Fort
Peachtree. |
| Fort Defense (1794) |
Wayne |
Doctortown (north of Jesup) |
| Note:Often overlooked fort near the Altamaha.
Commanded by Capt. James Armstrong, the fort was only briefly used.
Built near the home of Dr. Alleck, a Creek Indian who was made a
Captain by Governor James Wright |
| Fort Defiance (1795) |
Baldwin |
Milledgeville |
| One of three forts built by Elijah
Clarke for the Transoconee Expedition |
| Fort Defiance (1812) |
Liberty |
Sunbury |
| Earthen fort built from the remains
of Fort Morris for the War of 1812. |
| Fort Early |
Crisp |
Warwick |
| Built by Gen. David Blackshear, named for Gov. Peter
Early, used by Andrew Jackson in war against Seminoles and Creek
Indians. Near Worth County on Highway 27. |
| Fort Fidius |
Baldwin |
|
| Note:Fort built on the site of Federal
Town sometime after 1792 |
| Fort Gaines (1816) |
Clay |
Fort Gaines |
| Note: Similar in style to Fort Hawkins.
Rebuilt? in 1836, 186? Named by Gen. Edmund Gaines in his own
honor.
One of several forts erected on the western frontier for the protection
of settlers. Near confluence of Town Branch and Chemochechobee
Creek. |
| Fort Gilmer (1838) |
Ware? |
|
| Note: One of three forts to bear the
name of the popular governor of Georgia. The others are Fort Peachtree
(alternate name) and removal fort in North Georgia. |
| Fort Greene (1812) |
Pulaski Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Nathanael Greene; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Hawkins (1806) |
Bibb |
Macon East |
| Note:Named for Benjamin Hawkins, Creek
Indian agent. A replica of one of the blockhouses, built in 1938
by the WPA, stands on the approximate location. |
| Fort Henderson (183?) |
Charleton |
Coleraine |
| Note:Named for Archibald Henderson, Colonel,
Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1820 until his death in 1859.
He was breveted a brig on March 4, 1843 but always referred to himself
as Colonel. |
| Fort Hollingsworth |
Banks |
Hollingsworth |
| Note:A portion of Hollingsworth remains,
west of the city on Wynn Lake Road. |
| Fort Hughes (1817) |
Decatur |
Bainbridge |
| Note:Built on the site of an old trading
post. Andrew Jackson and his men relieved Hughes and Fort Scott
during the Seminole War. Aaron Hughes was a bugler in the 7th Infantry. |
| Fort Jackson (1812) |
Twiggs Co. |
|
| Named in honor of James Jackson; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort James (1817) |
Wayne |
Madray Springs |
| Note: Below Beard's Bluff on the Altamaha
River. |
| Fort Jones (1836) |
Stewart |
Florence |
| Note: Settlers hid here after Creek Indians
burned Roanoke |
| Fort Laurens (1812) |
Pulaski Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Gov. Laurens; One
of a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort McCreary (1836) |
Stewart County |
Omaha |
| Note: Relieved by a column of soldiers
from this fort, the Georgia Militia won the battle of Sheppard's
Plantation |
| Fort McIntosh (1812) |
Telfair Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Lachlan McIntosh; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Miller (183?) |
Ware? |
|
| Note:North end of Okefenokee Swamp (see
Fort Barnum) |
| Fort Mitchell (1812) |
Pulaski Co. |
|
| Named in honor of ?; One of
a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Mitchell (1813) |
N/A |
Columbus |
| Built by Georgia Militia during the Creek Wars Fort
Mitchell also served as a prison for Creek Indians before their
removal west. This fort is in Russell County, Alabama (more on Fort
Mitchell) |
| Fort Peachtree (1813) |
Fulton |
|
| Note: On the site of the Atlanta Water
Works on the Chattahoochee
River. |
| Fort Perry |
Marion |
Buena Vista NE |
| Fort Pike (1812) |
Pulaski Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Zebulon Montgomery
Pike; One of a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River
to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Recovery (1816; abandoned 1821) |
Decatur |
Recovery |
| Fort Scott (1816; abandoned 1821) |
Decatur |
Reynoldsville |
| Named for General Winfield
Scott, the fort was built by men under the command of General
Andrew Jackson in preparation for The First Seminole
War and the invasion of Spanish Florida |
| Fort Telfair (1812) |
Twiggs Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Gov. Telfair; One of a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River
to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Twiggs (1812) |
Twiggs Co. |
|
| Named in honor of Gov. Twiggs; One of a string of forts built along the Ocmulgee River
to protect
settlers from British inspired Creek Indians |
| Fort Wilkinson |
Baldwin |
Milledgeville |
| Note:Built in accordance with the Treaty
of Coleraine, 1796; Replaced by Fort Hawkins in 1805. |
| Fort
Yargo (1792) |
Barrow |
Winder |
| Fort ? (1792) |
Barrow |
Jefferson |
| Fort ? (1793) |
Jackson |
Commerce |
Removal forts
For more information, please see Cherokee Removal Forts |
| Fort Buffington |
Cherokee |
Buffington |
| Fort Campbell |
Forsyth |
Unknown |
| Fort Cedartown |
Polk |
Unknown |
| Fort Chastain |
Fannin
or Towns |
Mineral Bluffs
or Hiawassee |
| Fort Cumming |
Walker |
LaFayette |
| Fort Dahlonega |
Lumpkin |
Dahlonega |
| Fort Gilmer |
Murray |
Carters Quarters |
| Fort Hetzel |
Gilmer |
Ellijay |
| Fort Hoskins |
Murray |
Unknown |
| Fort Means |
Bartow |
Kingston |
| Fort New Echota |
Gordon |
New Echota |
| Fort Newman |
Pickens |
Unknown |
| Fort Rome |
Floyd |
Rome |
| Fort Scudders |
Forsyth |
Matt |
| Fort Sixes |
Cherokee |
Sixes |
| Civil War forts |
| Fort McAllister (1861-1865) |
Bryan |
Richmond Hill |
| Still standing. Now a Georgia state
park off I-95, Richmond Hill exit. |
| Fort Hood |
Fulton |
Northwest Atlanta |
| Fort Gaines |
|
|
| Fort Walker |
Fulton |
Southeast Atlanta |
| Modern forts |
| Fort Oglethorpe (1898) |
Catoosa |
Ft. Oglethorpe |
| Camp Thomas after the Civil War, grew to become Fort
Oglethorpe, Home of the 6th Cavalry. Decommissioned in 1947, now
a town at the northern end of Chickamauga battlefield |
| Fort Gordon (1956) |
Richmond |
Augusta |
| Camp Gordon (1941-1956). Currently
home to the Signal Corps |
| Fort Stewart |
|
Columbus |
