Mt. Vernon in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Stoddert

– 1799 →

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

1. Fort Stoddert Marker

Inscription. Site three miles east. Border fort and port of entry into the United States while the 31st parallel was the southern border. Aaron Burr was held prisoner here after capture near McIntosh in 1807.

Erected 1949 by Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 31° 5.154′ N, 88° 0.977′ W. Marker is in Mt. Vernon, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Military Road (County Road 96) and Old Highway 43, on the left when traveling east on Military Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1020 Military Road, Mount Vernon AL 36560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast,

in Mobile Bay,

and in the Mobile Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Col. Ephraim Kirby (within shouting distance of this marker); Mt. Vernon Federal Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Vernon Historical Museum and Train Depot (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Vernon Arsenal and Barracks / Searcy Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Mount Vernon Arsenal (approx. half a mile away); Old Military Road and Old Federal Road

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Ephraim Kirby's Grave (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Stoddert (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mt. Vernon.

Fort Stoddert Marker Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

2. Fort Stoddert Marker Area

Fort Stoddert Location - 3 Miles East of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

3. Fort Stoddert Location - 3 Miles East of Marker

Location of Fort Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 4, 2013

4. Location of Fort Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,728 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 5, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.