Fort Barrington

Fort Barrington (1751-1780, 1860s) - A British colonial fort established in 1751 in present day McIntosh County, Georgia. Named for British Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Barrington. Abandoned in 1780. Also known as Fort Howe (2). History Established in 1751 as an Indian defense that was a 70' square wood structure with bastions at each corner. In the center was a two story barracks with a lookout tower. During the Revolutionary War the Fort was captured in 1777 from Patriot forces by the British and renamed Fort Howe (2). Recaptured by Patriot forces in the spring of 1778. The fort site was occupied by Confederate forces during the U.S. Civil War. Current Status State marker only, McIntosh County, Georgia USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 356895 Location: On the east bank of the Altamaha River in McIntosh County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 31.4816101 Long: -81.6159423 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 16' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 217 Links: North American Forts - Fort Barrington Visited: No