Near Buena Vista in Marion County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Perry

1813

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

1. Fort Perry Marker

Inscription. One half mile due east lies the site of Fort Perry, along the Old Federal Road. A stockade fort, defended by block houses, this post was ordered erected by General John Floyd, of Camden county, as he led a body of 400 Georgia Militiamen through this friendly Indian country to fight the Red Sticks across the Chattahoochee river in Alabama territory. Completed in October 1813, it was named in honor of Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry, Naval hero of the War of 1812, whose message from the Battle of Lake Erie that “We have met the enemy and they are ours” gave him immortal fame.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 098-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War of 1812 • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1813.

Location. 32° 28.691′ N, 84° 32.647′ W. Marker is near Buena Vista, Georgia, in Marion County. It is on Georgia Route 41 0 miles north of Fort Perry Road (County Route 49), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6185 GA Highway 41, Buena Vista GA 31803, 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Federal Road (a few steps from this marker); William Bartram Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Courthouse – 1848 (approx. 9.1 miles away); WWII Fort Benning Expansion Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); New Courthouse - 1850 (approx. 11.1 miles away); Private First Class Luther H. Story (approx. 11.2 miles away); Talbotton United Methodist Church (approx. 13½ miles away); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail (approx. 13.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buena Vista.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

2. Fort Perry Marker

Looking north on Georgia Highway 41, toward the town of Geneva

Photographed by David Seibert, January 18, 2010

3. Fort Perry Marker

Looking north from Fort Perry Road, with the Fort Perry marker on the right, and a marker for the Old Federal Road directly across Georgia Highway 41.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,459 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.