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

Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the men of the Confederate States of America who valiantly fought for our American liberties, "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government and that we are and of right ought to be free and independent states."

Raphael Semmes Camp 11
Sons of Confederate Veterans

"Greater love than this no man hath
that a man lay down his life for his friends."

April – Anno Domini 2015 – Sesquicentennial of the
Confederate States of America & the Battle of Spanish Fort

Erected 2015 by Raphael Semmes Camp 11 Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 30° 40.284′ N, 87° 54.895′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Spanish Main Street south of Cannonade Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Spanish Main Street, 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: Fort McDermott (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Fort McDermott (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Drive (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albert Carey Danner (approx. ¼ mile away); Spanish Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); Caisson Trace (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Spanish Fort (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Main Line of Resistance (approx. 0.3 miles

Marker can be seen the Fort McDermott marker & the flag of the Confederacy. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. Marker can be seen the Fort McDermott marker & the flag of the Confederacy.

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

Also see . . . Battle of Spanish Fort. Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on June 30, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. Redoubt 2, Ft. McDermett

View of Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. View of Ft. McDermott Confederate Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,604 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.