| Fort Williams | |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville, Alabama in United States | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Creek_war_1813-14.jpg) Location of Fort Williams during the Creek War (map erroneously shows the fort on the western side of the Coosa River) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Alabama_location_map.svg)  Fort Williams &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Fort Williams | |
| Coordinates | 33°08′25″N 86°27′54″W / 33.14028°N 86.46500°W |
| Type | Stockade fort |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private |
| Controlled by | Private |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Inundated by Lay Lake |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1814 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1814-1832 |
| Battles/wars | Creek War |
| Fort Williams Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Location | Fayetteville, Alabama |
| Founded | 1813 |
| Official name | Fort Williams Cemetery |
| Designated | May 12, 1976[1] |
Fort Williams was a supply depot built in early 1814 in preparation for the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.[2] It was located in Alabama on the southeast shore where Cedar Creek meets the Coosa River, near Talladega Springs.[3]
- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Harris 1977, pp. 56.
- ^ "Alabama Trails War 1812 index page". Retrieved 23 July 2020.