Fort White | |
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Grove Hill, Alabama in United States | |
Coordinates | 31°43′40″N 87°45′14″W / 31.72778°N 87.75389°W |
Type | Stockade fort |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Controlled by | Private |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
Built | 1813 |
Built by | Mississippi Territory settlers |
In use | 1813 |
Battles/wars | Creek War |
Fort White, also known as White's Fort, was a stockade fort built in 1813 in present-day Clarke County, Alabama during the Creek War (part of the larger War of 1812). The fort was located northeast of present-day Grove Hill. [1] The fort was possibly named due to the fact that it offered protection to local white settlers. [2] Other sources state it was named for a local settler. [3] Fort White offered protection to the residents of the community that would eventually become Grove Hill from possible Red Stick attacks. [4] Fort White was likely abandoned after the Fort Mims massacre. [5]
Timothy H. Ball visited the site of Fort White prior to writing his history of the Creek War. [1]
Fort White | |
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Grove Hill, Alabama in United States | |
Coordinates | 31°43′40″N 87°45′14″W / 31.72778°N 87.75389°W |
Type | Stockade fort |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Controlled by | Private |
Open to the public | No |
Site history | |
Built | 1813 |
Built by | Mississippi Territory settlers |
In use | 1813 |
Battles/wars | Creek War |
Fort White, also known as White's Fort, was a stockade fort built in 1813 in present-day Clarke County, Alabama during the Creek War (part of the larger War of 1812). The fort was located northeast of present-day Grove Hill. [1] The fort was possibly named due to the fact that it offered protection to local white settlers. [2] Other sources state it was named for a local settler. [3] Fort White offered protection to the residents of the community that would eventually become Grove Hill from possible Red Stick attacks. [4] Fort White was likely abandoned after the Fort Mims massacre. [5]
Timothy H. Ball visited the site of Fort White prior to writing his history of the Creek War. [1]