Fort Montgomery (Alabama)

Fort Montgomery
Tensaw, Alabama in United States
Fort Montgomery is located in Alabama
Fort Montgomery
Fort Montgomery
Fort Montgomery is located in the United States
Fort Montgomery
Fort Montgomery
Coordinates31°09′20″N 87°48′32″W / 31.15556°N 87.80889°W / 31.15556; -87.80889[1]
TypeStockade fort
Site information
OwnerPrivate
Controlled byPrivate
Open to
the public
No
Site history
BuiltAugust 1814
Built byUnited States Army
In use1814–1818
Battles/wars

Fort Montgomery was a stockade fort built in August 1814 in present-day Baldwin County, Alabama (then Mississippi Territory), during the Creek War, which was part of the larger War of 1812. The fort was built by the United States military in response to attacks by Creek warriors on encroaching American settlers and in preparation for further military action in the War of 1812.[2] Fort Montgomery continued to be used for military purposes but in less than a decade was abandoned. Nothing exists at the site today.