Historic Forts in Alabama

33 forts across 8 eras · 1 still active military base today.

Quick Statistics

33

Total forts

8

Eras represented

1

Active bases today

12

Open to visitors

6

Coastal defense

Forts by Era

War of 1812Most common23 · 70%

Seminole Wars2 · 6%

Civil War2 · 6%

Colonial Era2 · 6%

French & Indian War1 · 3%

Indian Wars & Frontier1 · 3%

Spanish-American War & Coastal Defense1 · 3%

World War II1 · 3%

Map of Forts in Alabama

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All Forts in Alabama

Creek WarFort ArmstrongCherokee County, Alabama (near Cedar Bluff and Turkeytown) · est. 1813 Creek WarFort BainbridgeBoromville, Alabama (Macon and Russell counties) · est. 1814 First Seminole WarFort BibbButler County · est. 1818 War of 1812Fort BowyerGasque, Baldwin County · est. 1813 Creek War, American Civil WarFort CarneyClarke County · est. 1813 French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, War of 1812Fort CharlotteMobile · est. 1723 Creek WarFort ClaiborneMonroe County · est. 1813 First Seminole WarFort CrawfordEast Brewton · est. 1816 Creek War / Indian WarsFort DaleButler County · est. 1818 Creek War / War of 1812Fort DecaturMilstead · est. 1814 Creek WarFort EasleyClarke County · est. 1813 Civil WarFort GainesDauphin Island · est. 1821 Creek WarFort GlassClarke County · est. 1813 War of 1812Fort HamptonLimestone County · est. 1810 Civil WarFort HarkerStevenson, Alabama · est. 1862 Creek WarFort HullMacon County · est. 1814 War of 1812 / Creek WarFort JacksonWetumpka, Alabama · est. 1814 Creek WarFort LandrumClarke County · est. 1813 Creek WarFort LeslieTalladega · est. 1813 Cherokee RemovalFort LikensCherokee County · est. 1838 French Colonial PeriodFort Louis de la MobileMobile · est. 1702 Creek WarFort MadisonClarke County · est. 1813 World War I, World War II, Cold WarFort McClellanAnniston · est. 1929 Creek WarFort MimsTensaw · est. 1813 Creek WarFort MitchellFort Mitchell · est. 1813 War of 1812, Creek War, First Seminole WarFort MontgomeryBaldwin County (near Tensaw) · est. 1814 War of 1812, Civil WarFort MorganMobile Point, Baldwin County · est. 1819 World War II🪖 Active BaseFort NovoselDale County · est. 1942 Creek WarFort SinquefieldClarke County · est. 1813 Creek WarFort StoddertMount Vernon · est. 1799 Creek WarFort StrotherRagland, Alabama · est. 1813 Colonial period / French-Indian relationsFort TombecbeSumter County · est. 1736 Creek WarFort WilliamsFayetteville, Alabama · est. 1814

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