Near Stockton in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
First Creek War
Battles in Alabama & Baldwin County
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 22, 2018
1. First Creek War Marker (reverse)
30 August 1813 – Fort Mims Massacre
31 August 1813 – Kimbell – James Massacre
2 September 1813 – Attack at Fort Sinquefield
13 September 1813 – Wood's Bluff Ambush
3 November 1813 – Battle of Tallushatchee
9 November 1813 – Battle of Talladega
12 November 1813 – Canoe Fight on the Alabama River
18 November 1813 – Hillabee Massacre
29 November 1813 – Battle of Autosse
23 December 1813 – Battle of Holy Ground
24 December 1813 – Attack at Burnt Corn Creek
22 January 1814 – Battle-of Emuckfau Creek
24 January 1814 – Battle of Enitachopco
27 January 1814 – Battle of Calebee Creek
27 March 1814 – Battle of Horseshoe Bend
9 August 1814 – Treaty of Fort Jackson
To the sacred honour and memory of those citizen soldiers, pioneers, and settlers who paid the ultimate price to help establish our American liberties during the First Creek War of 1813 – 1814
Erected 2010 by the Order of Indian Wars of
this page online
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 1814.
Location. 30° 58.264′ N, 87° 52.158′ W. Memorial is near Stockton, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It can be reached from Alabama Route 225, on the left when traveling north. Located within Baldwin County Bicentennial Park about 1100 feet west of park entrance. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 51233 AL-225, Bay Minette AL 36507, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 22, 2018
2. First Creek War Marker (reverse)
More about this memorial. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" = It is sweet and proper to die for one's country.
Also see . . . Encyclopedia of Alabama article on the Creek War of 1813-14. (Submitted on August 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 22, 2018
3. First Creek War Marker is on second from right of flagpole.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,654 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
