Fort Scott (Flint River, Georgia)
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Fort Scott (Flint River, Georgia)
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Fort Scott was built in 1816 on the west bank of the Flint River, where it joins the Chattahoochee River to form the Apalachicola, in the southwest corner of Georgia. It was named for Lieutenant Richard W. Scott, who was killed in the Scott Massacre of 1817 and never known to have visited the fort. The need for a fort became evident during the War of 1812, when the British identified the undefended United States border and in 1814 built two forts on the Apalachicola River into which the Flint Ri
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Historic fort in Georgia, USA
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Scott_(Flint_River,_Georgia)
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2023-07-08T03:50:12Z
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