Near Athens in Limestone County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Hampton

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

1. Fort Hampton Marker

Inscription. Approx. ¼ mile North is the site of Ft. Hampton, built in 1810 and named in honor of Brig. General Wade Hampton of Revolutionary War fame. Two Companies of soldiers were stationed here in log buildings. The purpose of the fort, and its garrison was to keep settlers, or "intruders", off Indian land, as this area was not ceded to the United States by the Chickasaw Indians until 1816. This fort was one of few ever built to protect Indian land from white settlers. The soldiers garrisoned here built most of the earliest roads in this area. After 1816 the fort was not needed and was soon abandoned.

Erected by Limestone County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 34° 48.187′ N, 87° 11.913′ W. Marker is near Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County. It is on Lee Highway (U.S. 72) 0.2 miles west of Wright Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Athens AL 35611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lucy's Branch / Legacy of The Little Elk Community (approx. 2 miles away); Copena Mound (approx.

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2.2 miles away); Elk River Shoals (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lentzville Cemetery (approx. 3.8 miles away); Melton's Bluff (approx. 4 miles away); Lauderdale County High School 1912 (approx. 5½ miles away); First Baptist Church of Rogersville (approx. 5½ miles away); Lamb’s Ferry Road (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Also see . . . Fort Hampton. Historical overview of the fort by Ricky "Butch" Walker, author and member of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama. (Submitted on August 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 2, 2020

2. Fort Hampton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,936 times since then and 167 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.