Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Jackson

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1. Fort Jackson Marker

Inscription. At this site stood Fort Toulouse,
later Fort Jackson, named in honor of
Gen. Andrew Jackson
who on
March 27, 1814,
defeated the Creek Indians in a
decisive battle at Horseshoe Bend.

Erected
by
Peter Forney Chapter D.A.R.
Montgomery, Ala.
May 21, 1915

Erected 1915 by Peter Forney Chapter D.A.R.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1862.

Location. 32° 30.262′ N, 86° 15.308′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on West Fort Toulouse Road 0.3 miles south of Jackson Park Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located within the Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson National Historical Park, beyond the end of West Fort Toulouse Road. Fee Charged. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2521 West Fort Toulouse Road, Wetumpka AL 36093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 New Spain,

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 crow flies: Here Stood Fort Toulouse (here, next to this marker); William Bartram Arboretum (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mound at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bartram's Trail (approx. 2.4 miles away); Williams Lowndes Yancey (approx. 3 miles away); Ronnie Lovejoy Sr. (1950-2001) (approx. 3.1 miles away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 3.4 miles away); Crommelin Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

Also see . . . Fort Toulouse - Fort Jackson Historic Site. (Submitted on October 25, 2013.)

Fort Toulouse / Fort Jackson Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner

2. Fort Toulouse / Fort Jackson Markers

Fort Jackson reproduction (south side) image. Click for full size.

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3. Fort Jackson reproduction (south side)

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4. Fort Jackson Reproduction (front)

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5. Fort Jackson Reproduction (entry)

Fort Jackson Reproduction (rampart & fraise) image. Click for full size.

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6. Fort Jackson Reproduction (rampart & fraise)

Fort Jackson Reproduction (rampart & fraise close) image. Click for full size.

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7. Fort Jackson Reproduction (rampart & fraise close)

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8. Fort Jackson Reproduction

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9. Fort Jackson Reproduction

Fort Jackson Reproduction (mote remnant) image. Click for full size.

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10. Fort Jackson Reproduction (mote remnant)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2013, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,308 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.