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Near Warwick in Crisp County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Fort Early

 
 
Fort Early Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 30, 2022
1. Fort Early Marker
Inscription. This boulder marks the site of Fort Early constructed by Gen. David Blackshear during the War of 1812 after wards used by Gen. Andrew Jackson in 1818
 
Erected 1916 by The Fort Early Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesWar of 1812Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
 
Location. 31° 51.548′ N, 83° 55.735′ W. Marker is near Warwick, Georgia, in Crisp County. It is on Lakeshore Drive west of Lakeshore Way, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 Lakeshore Dr, Warwick GA 31796, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, 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: The Southern People (approx. 4.2 miles away); Battle of the Blankets (approx. 4.6 miles away); Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park (approx. 6.6 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Group Camp (approx. 6.6 miles away); Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (approx. 7 miles away); 114th Aviation Company (approx. 7 miles away); Bell UH-ID Iroquois “Huey” (approx. 7 miles away); North American FJ-4B Fury (approx. 7 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Early
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(was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Fort Early Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James L.Whitman, April 30, 2022
2. Fort Early Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2022, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 14, 2026