Fort Cusseta
Posted by: 
Sharpslaw
N 32° 47.079 W 085° 18.336
16S E 658676 N 3628684
Fort Cusseta
Waymark Code: WM2RQ9
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2007
Views: 47
Fort Cusseta
Chambers County
Following the signing of the Creek Treaty in 1832 the early white settlers constructed a 16 by 30 foot hand hewn log fort for protection against a possible indian uprising from the Cussetaw Indian village on Osanippa Creek just north of here. Walls of the fort were 4 and 6 feet high. With portholes at height of 4 feet. Still visible after 140 years. Last known fort of its kind in the southeast.
Marker Name: Fort Cusseta
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
This site is a must for travellers. I don't think you will ever see anything like it in your life.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978
Marker Number: Not Listed
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