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Fort Jackson

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2021 by Staff

Fort Jackson Fort Jackson and Fort Toulouse are two forts that shared the same site at the fork of the

Fort Williams to Horseshoe Bend

Posted on May 13, 2020May 22, 2020 by Staff

Fort Williams was a supply depot built in early 1814 in preparation for the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. It was located in Alabama on the southeast shore where Cedar Creek met the Coosa River, near Talladega Springs. The original site was submerged under Lay Lake with the 1914 construction of the Lay Dam 14 miles downstream.