Fort Armstrong (Alabama)

Fort Armstrong
Cedar Bluff, Alabama in United States
1820 map by John Coffee showing Fort Armstrong (located in center) in relation to Fort Strother and other Cherokee towns
Fort Armstrong is located in Alabama
Fort Armstrong
Fort Armstrong
Fort Armstrong is located in the United States
Fort Armstrong
Fort Armstrong
Coordinates34°12′00″N 85°35′29″W / 34.20000°N 85.59139°W / 34.20000; -85.59139
TypeStockade fort
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Controlled byPrivate
Open to
the public
no
ConditionInundated by Weiss Lake
Site history
BuiltOctober 1813
Built byTennessee militia
In use1813-1814
Battles/warsCreek War

Fort Armstrong was a stockade fort built in present-day Cherokee County, Alabama during the Creek War. The fort was built to protect the surrounding area from attacks by Red Stick warriors but was also used as a staging area and supply depot in preparation for further military action against the Red Sticks.[1]

  1. ^ Harris 1977, pp. 36.