Fort Yargo - Winder, GA
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N 33° 58.595 W 083° 44.107
17S E 247312 N 3762931
Located at the old Fort Yargo on Broad Street in the Fort Yargo state park. Fee area.
Waymark Code: WM7KEB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2009
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Located at the old Fort Yargo on Broad Street in the Fort Yargo state park. Fee area.
From the state historic marker located near by:
This remarkably preserved log blockhouse was built in 1793, according to historians. There are several references to Fort Yargo as existing prior to 1800. Its location is given as three miles southwest of "Jug Tavern," original name for Winder.
Early historians say Fort Yargo was one of four forts built by Humphries Brothers to protect early white settlers from Indians. The other three forts were listed as at Talassee, Thomocoggan, now Jefferson, and Groaning Rock, now Commerce.
Fort Yargo is now a State Park with recreational facilities.
GHM 007-1 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954
Plaque or monument: Plaque
Placed by?: Rotary Club of Winder, GA
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