Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
As the occupants of Fort Mims took their
mid-day meal on August 30, 1813, a force of
around 700 Redstick Creek warriors charged
toward the fort's open east gate (1). Major Daniel
Beasley, commander of the Mississippi Territorial
Volunteers . . . — — Map (db m247568) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m247532) HM
On Boatyard Road (County Road 80) 0.2 miles west of Fort Mims Road, on the left when traveling west.
Boatyard Landing and Aaron Burr Spring
For over 200 years Boatyard Landing has been used for transportation, commerce, and recreation. This historic landing was named “Boat Yard” during the 1790s when settlers-built boats here with lumber . . . — — Map (db m247480) HM
On Boatyard Road (County Road 80) at Fort Mims Road, on the left when traveling west on Boatyard Road.
Here in Creek Indian War 1813-14 took place most brutal massacre in American history.
Indians took fort with heavy loss, then killed all but about 36 of some 550 in the fort.
Creeks had been armed by British at Pensacola in this phase . . . — — Map (db m86293) HM
On Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles north of Boatyard Road (County Road 80), on the right.
Front:
In 1813, people on the United State’s southwestern frontier were fearful. The Redstick faction of the Creek Indian Nation opposed growing American influence in the area and had voted for war. However, Creeks living in the Tensaw . . . — — Map (db m116678) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Mims homestead
was made up of a main
house and several small
buildings. The kitchen
and smokehouse stood
near here.
These were important
buildings, necessary for.
the preservation and
preparation of food.
The smokehouse . . . — — Map (db m247560) HM
On Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles north of Boatyard Road (County Road 80), on the right when traveling west.
Fort Mims was the
fortified home and
outbuildings of Samuel,
Mims. A stockade
enclosed about an acre of
land, a block house, and
sixteen buildings,
including the Mms family
home, barns, kitchen,
smokehouse, and spinning
and weaving . . . — — Map (db m247552) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Samuel Mims first
appeared in Spanish
records in 1786. In 1797,
he acquired a land grant
near Boatyard Lake.
Here he established a
plantation and operated
a ferry across the
Alabama River near his home.
The plantation
consisted of . . . — — Map (db m247556) HM
On Holly Creek Landing Road 1.1 miles west of Holly Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
Montgomery Hill Landing
In the late 1800’s and into the early 20th Century, Montgomery Hill Landing was used by local plantations to send and receive goods from Mobile or points North. Huge paddlewheel boats would dock here for loading and . . . — — Map (db m247493) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.5 miles north of Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
On the north side of the
stockade, a projection
called the "bastion" was
adjacent to a building
known as the loom house
- a building housing
looms for weaving cloth.
Here the local Tensaw
militia, led by Captain
Dixon Bailey, held . . . — — Map (db m247544) HM
On Boatyard Road (County Road 80) 0.5 miles west of Burnt Car Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Old Federal Road
The Old Federal Road ran parallel to this present road and on the same course in many areas for centuries this was a walking path used by native Americans. In 1805, the U. S. Government negotiated with the Creek Indians to . . . — — Map (db m247489) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles north of Boatyard Road (County Road 80), on the right when traveling west.
During the night of August 29, 1813 Red Stick Creek warriors scouted around the fort. They noticed gun ports, holes in the log wall to fire a gun through, had been placed low on the wall.
During the August 30 attack, the Red Stick Creeks . . . — — Map (db m247527) HM
On Boatyard Road (County Road 80) west of State Route 59, on the left when traveling west.
Tensaw
The native Mississippians, Tohomes, Mobilians, and Creeks inhabited this area for centuries. Tensaw was named for the Taensa people who lived nearby during the 1720s. They farmed the bottomlands and hunted the dense forests. . . . — — Map (db m247482) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1813 the region known as the Tensaw was part
of Mississippi Territory. Until April, the town of
Mobile and adjacent lands south of 31° latitude
belonged to Spain's colony, West Florida. On April
8, American military units crossed the . . . — — Map (db m247562) HM
Near Fort Mims Road 0.4 miles north of Boatyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
Inside the fortified
homestead were two
hand dug wells, which
supplied water for
drinking, cooking, and
bathing.
These wells were
excavated in 1964 under
the direction of the
Alabama Department of
Conservation.
One well was almost . . . — — Map (db m247538) HM
