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Fort Adams ~ Fort Pike (1797-98)
Main St., Memphis,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 9' 24.881292",
-90° 2' 53.749212"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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With Chickasaw approval, Army Captain Isaac Guion erected the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second U.S. President, the stockade was later called Fort Pike, because Adams' name was transferred to a larger fort at Natchez, Mississippi. Fort Pike was vacated in 1798, when Fort Pickering was constructed on a higher part of the bluff.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Fort Adams ~ Fort Pike (1797-98) Historical Marker Location Map, Memphis, Tennessee Map
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