Fort Adams - Memphis TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 09.432 W 090° 02.898
15S E 768871 N 3894466
United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley. Erected here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second U.S. President.
Waymark Code: WM1738M
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2022
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TEXT ON THE TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MARKER
Fort Adams / Fort Pike (1797-98)
With Chickasaw approval, Army Captain Isaac Guion erected the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second U.S. President, the stockade was later called Fort Pike, because Adams' name was transferred to a larger fort at Natchez, Mississippi. Fort Pike was vacated in 1798, when Fort Pickering was constructed on a higher part of the bluff.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 29.)
THE PLACE
Fort Adams was the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley. It was erected in 1797.
THE PERSON
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
Year it was dedicated: 1797
Location of Coordinates: A.W. Willis Avenue, Memphis TN
Type of place/structure you are waymarking: Fort
Related Web address (if available): Not listed
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