Английская Википедия:Fort Mitchell, Alabama
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The settlement developed around a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).[1]
Fort Mitchell is about 10 miles south of Phenix City, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia; Fort Moore lies on the opposite side of the Chattahoochee River from Fort Mitchell.
The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for interment of all US veterans.[2]
Landmarks
History
A major United States fur trade factory was situated here between 1795 and 1807 before it was moved a few miles south to Hiawassee .[3]
Notable people
- James Cantey, Confederate States Army brigadier general
- Samuel Checote, Muskogee Creek, who was the first principal chief of the tribe, then located in Indian Territory, after the Civil War
- John Crowell, first U.S. Representative from Alabama; appointed by President Monroe as the United States agent to the Creek Indians (1821-?)
See also
Gallery
Below are photographs taken in Fort Mitchell as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
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Old slave house, beside Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
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Wood shed, behind Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
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Monument to Col. John Crowell Sr., at Crowell-Cantey-Alexander House
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Old post office
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Old Irish gardener house
References
Шаблон:Russell County, Alabama Шаблон:Columbus Auburn Opelika
Шаблон:RussellCountyAL-geo-stub
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Wesley, Edgar Bruce (1935). Guarding the frontier. The University of Minnesota Press, p. 38.
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