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== History of Fort Sinquefield == | == History of Fort Sinquefield == | ||
[[File:Fort Sinquefield Panel 4.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Sinquefield Panel - Seige of Fort Sinquefield]] | |||
Established in 1813 by settlers during the [[Creek Indian War]] as a wooden stockade fortification. The fort was attacked in September 1813 by hostile Red Stick warriors while the settlers were outside the walls burying earlier victims. The settlers were saved by [[Isaac Hayden]] who happened on the scene with his 60 hunting dogs. Isaac set the dogs on the attacking Indians and managed to disrupt the attack long enough for the settlers to get back inside the fort. The settlers drove back the attackers but decided to abandon the fort and move everyone to [[Fort Madison (4)|Fort Madison]] ten miles to the south. | Established in 1813 by settlers during the [[Creek Indian War]] as a wooden stockade fortification. The fort was attacked in September 1813 by hostile Red Stick warriors while the settlers were outside the walls burying earlier victims. The settlers were saved by [[Isaac Hayden]] who happened on the scene with his 60 hunting dogs. Isaac set the dogs on the attacking Indians and managed to disrupt the attack long enough for the settlers to get back inside the fort. The settlers drove back the attackers but decided to abandon the fort and move everyone to [[Fort Madison (4)|Fort Madison]] ten miles to the south. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Fort Sinquefield Marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Sinquefield Marker]] | [[File:Fort Sinquefield Marker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Sinquefield Marker]] | ||
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Fort Sinquefield (1813-1813) - A Creek Indian War settler fort established in 1813 in Clarke County, Alabama. Abandoned in 1813.
History of Fort Sinquefield Established in 1813 by settlers during the Creek Indian War as a wooden stockade fortification. The fort was attacked in September 1813 by hostile Red Stick warriors while the settlers were outside the walls burying earlier victims. The settlers were saved by Isaac Hayden who happened on the scene with his 60 hunting dogs. Isaac set the dogs on the attacking Indians and managed to disrupt the attack long enough for the settlers to get back inside the fort. The settlers drove back the attackers but decided to abandon the fort and move everyone to Fort Madison ten miles to the south. Template:Cls Current Status Marker/monument, site managed by Clarke County Historical Society near Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama.
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Visited: 19 Apr 2016
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