The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse. . A blockhouse was located on the northwest corner of the fort. Blockhouses were often used on the American frontier. , Blockhouses were sometimes stand alone buildings or they could also be part of a larger defensive structure like the stockade at Ft. Mims. , Red Stick Creek warriors fought fort defenders for control of the blockhouse, which was empty when the attack occurred. , The Red Stick Creek warriors wanted control of the blockhouse because they wanted the gunpowder they thought was stored inside. , The blockhouse and stockade walls are replicas. They are located slightly west and north of the original locations to protect the archaeological remains of the original fort., Captions: , Middle: Blockhouses were important parts of forts. The overhanging top floor allowed for better viewing along the stockade walls and loopholes in the walls allowed the guards inside to use their weapons from the safety of the blockhouse. , The blockhouse is a replica. It was given to the Fort Mims Restoration Association by the Roanoke Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Richland, GA, in 2013, the 200th anniversary of the battle of Fort Mims., Right: Artifacts recovered on this site during archaeological investigations. Far left: fragment of a gun barrel. Top left: iron cannon balls. Center: plug for gun barrel. Bottom: brass trigger guards for a musket. , Source: Alabama Historical Commission.