Fort Scott

Fort Scott was built in 1816 on the west bank of the Flint River, where it joins the Chattahoochee River to form the Apalachicola, in the southwest corner of Georgia. It was named for Lieutenant Richard W. Scott, who was killed in the Scott Massacre of 1817 and never known to have visited the fort. The need for a fort became evident during the War of 1812, when the British identified the undefended United States border and in 1814 built two forts on the Apalachicola River into which the Flint River flows: a strong fort at Prospect Bluff and a smaller one, Nicolls' Outpost, at the river juncture. This was in Spanish Florida, but Spain had neither the resources nor the inclination to do anything about the fort in a location that was remote.

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  Battle of Ruff's Station ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Griswoldville ⓘ
  1864 battle in the United States of America

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  Fort Benjamin Hawkins ⓘ
  fort in Georgia  

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  Fort Scott ⓘ
  historic fort in Georgia, USA

1864-11-22T00:00:00Z

1864-11-22T00:00:00Z

1864 Battle of Griswoldville

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ruff's Station	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	Battle of Griswoldville	battle	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Benjamin Hawkins	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Scott	fort	Wikidata