Fort McDermott - Spanish Fort, Alabama
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hoteltwo
N 30° 40.230 W 087° 55.018
16R E 412159 N 3393444
Marker, located on Confederate Drive in the Spanish Fort Estates section of the city, describes Fort McDermott's (also known as Redoubt No. 2) role in the Battle of Spanish Fort. The fort area was restored in 2015.
Waymark Code: WMTXKG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2017
Views: 6
Marker text:
From this Confederate Fort 15 heavy artillery guns, repelled elements of 2 Union Army Corps, routed 5 ironclad monitors attacking up the Blakely River and for 13 days helped prevent the capture of Mobile until after General Lee's Surrender at Appomattox.
Marker Name: Fort McDermott
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Spanish Fort Historical Society.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1960
Marker Number: N/A
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