Fort Tombecbe
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fort-tombecbe-253-9768361
title:
Fort Tombecbe
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Fort Tombecbe, also spelled Tombecbee and Tombeché, was a stockade fort located on the Tombigbee River near the border of French Louisiana, in what is now Sumter County, Alabama. It was constructed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville in 1736–1737 as trading post about 270 miles (430 km) upriver from Mobile, on an 80-foot (24 m) limestone bluff. Fort Tombecbe was built in Choctaw lands and would play a major role in colonial France's efforts to stop British intrusio
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Tombecbe
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2023-08-05T19:07:41Z
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