Fort Stoddert

Fort Stoddert

Fort Stoddert was a fort in the Mississippi Territory (today Alabama). The fort, built in 1799, was named for the Benjamin Stoddert, the secretary to the Continental Board of War during the American Revolution and Secretary of the Navy during the Quasi War.

It was located near north of Mobile at Mount Vernon Landing on the Mobile River, close to the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers. It served as the western terminus of the Federal Road which ran through Creek lands to Fort Wilkinson, Georgia.

Aaron Burr was held here after his arrest in 1807 for treason against the United States.

Fort Stoddert served as the outpost for the Mississippi Militia during the Creek War (1813–1814).

References

* Alabama Department of Archives & History. [http://www.archives.state.al.us/timeline/al1801.html "Alabama History Timeline (1801-1860)"] . Retrieved May 4, 2005.
* Barlow Genealogy. [http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/Resources/OldFederalRoad.html "Old Federal Road / Georgia to Alabama"] . Retrieved May 4, 2005.
* Mississippi Historical Society (August 2002). [http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature30/gsgaines.html "George Strother Gaines"] . Retrieved May 4, 2005.

External links

* [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oldfedrd/oldfedhistory.html Old Federal Road]
*See also [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cmamcrk4/pkt33.html#anchor902926 The Arrest of Aaron Burr in Alabama ]


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