Guntersville in Marshall County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Gen. Andrew Jackson's Fort Deposit

Photographed by Deborah Spencer

1. Gen. Andrew Jackson's Fort Deposit Marker

Inscription. Gen. Andrew Jackson marched his army of over 2,000 Tennesseans through this area in October of 1813 enroute to fight hostile Creek warriors known as Red Sticks. Jackson recruited local Cherokee warriors including members of the Brown and Gunter families.

Jackson constructed Fort Deposit at nearby Street's Bluff to hold food and supplies transported via the Tennessee River. When supplies failed to arrive, he ordered a spur road built north to the mills on the Flint River, crossing the river at what later became Deposit Ferry Landing. The spur road joined the road south and became part of the main supply route for his troops.

Eventually Fort Deposit moved to the north bank of the Tennessee River at Deposit Ferry Landing.

Erected 2024 by Guntersville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location. 34° 21.804′ N, 86° 21.099′ W. Marker is in Guntersville, Alabama, in Marshall County. It is at the intersection of Cha-la-kee Road and Alabama Route 69, on the right when traveling north on Cha-la-kee Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guntersville AL 35976, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: Guntersville City Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ravine Used For Protection Against Yankee Shelling (approx. 3.3 miles away); Carter Hardware (approx. 3.3 miles away); Indian Village Tali (approx. 3.3 miles away); Faith • Strength • Hope • Service (approx. 3.3 miles away); Errol Allan Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Courthouse Well (approx. 3.3 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Marshall County (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guntersville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Early Movie House and Congressman's Law Office (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Deborah Spencer

2. Gen. Andrew Jackson's Fort Deposit Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 297 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2025, by Deborah Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.