Fort Nogales - Vicksburg
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jdwms_1950
N 32° 22.292 W 090° 52.323
15S E 700201 N 3583609
Fort Nogales - Vicksburg, MS
Waymark Code: WM1YV7
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2007
Views: 69
On bluffs above. Built by Spain in 1790's on land granted by Choctaws. At evacuation in March 1798, name became Ft. McHenry honoring U.S. Sec. of War. Abandoned about 1800.
Date Installed:: 1/01/01
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Historical Commission
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