Spanish Fort in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Caisson Trace

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Caisson Trace Marker

Inscription. A trail used in early times by Indians, Spanish Explorers, French Settlers and later by soldiers during the battle of Spanish Fort 1865. At one time a stream driven train paralleled this trace. Its ancient road bed can still be seen south of this site.

Erected 1960 by the Spanish Fort Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 30° 40.498′ N, 87° 54.888′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is at the intersection of Caisson Trace and Spanish Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Caisson Trace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Caisson Trace, Daphne AL 36527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Main Line of Resistance (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Redoubt No. 3 / Gibson’s Brigade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort McDermott (approx. ¼ mile away); Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Fort McDermott (approx. 0.3

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miles away); Red Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spanish Fort (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Drive (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

More about this marker. Over the last few years these markers have been repainted and repaired.

Caisson Trace Marker at corner of Spanish Main Street and Caisson Trace. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. Caisson Trace Marker at corner of Spanish Main Street and Caisson Trace.

View of the old road bed behind speed limit sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. View of the old road bed behind speed limit sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.