Near Amory in Monroe County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bienville's Fort

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

1. Bienville's Fort Marker

Inscription. On May 22, 1736, a military force commanded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Governor of French Louisiana, landed nearby to attack the Chickasaw. A palisade of 600 log posts was built near here as a base of operations. Defeated in the Battle of Ackia at Tupelo, Bienville retreated to the fort and to Mobile on May 29.

Erected 1987 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1736.

Location. 33° 59.149′ N, 88° 33.184′ W. Marker is near Amory, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is on U.S. 278 1.2 miles west of Cotton Gin Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amory MS 38821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, specifically in the Black Prairie,

in the Golden Triangle,

and in the

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North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cotton Gin Port (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mound Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Amory, Mississippi: Blues from a Railroad Town (approx. 3.6 miles away); Amory's Tribute to the Heroes of 1861—1865 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Chickasaw Cession (approx. 3.8 miles away); Becker Post Office (approx. 4.1 miles away); Gilmore Sanitarium (approx. 4.1 miles away); Camargo 1847 (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amory.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Chickasaw Campaign of 1736. (Submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The view east towards Town Creek on U.S. Highway 278. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

2. The view east towards Town Creek on U.S. Highway 278.

Looking west on U.S. Highway 278 towards Okolona. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2017

3. Looking west on U.S. Highway 278 towards Okolona.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,452 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.