Fort Cumming
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ggmorton
N 34° 42.919 W 085° 17.296
16S E 656745 N 3842807
A marker about a fort that was used to enact the Trail of Tears.
Waymark Code: WM2384
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2007
Views: 35
Fort Cumming
Here stood a Cherokee Indian stockade with blockhouse on hill, built by U.S. Government in 1836.
Capt. Samuel Fariss and a company of Georgia volunteers guarded Cherokee Indians here before their removal to the west.
This fort was presumably named for Rev. David B. Cumming, Methodist minister and missionary to the Cherokees.
Marker #146-1
Georgia Historical Commission
1952
Routes: Water Route
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
Address if available: Not listed
Additional Information: Not listed
Marker Website: Not listed
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