Fort Hughes, Georgia
Site of Fort Hughes
Early maps identify this small
rise in Bainbridge's J.D. Chason
Memorial Park as the site of Fort
Hughes.
J.D. Chason Memorial Park
The site of Fort Hughes has
been preserved for many years
by the citizens of Bainbridge.
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image.
Fort Hughes, Georgia
Fort Hughes Monument
Bainbridge, Georgia
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Only occupied by the U.S. Army for a
period of several weeks during the
fall of 1817, Fort Hughes was
nevertheless an important outpost
on the Georgia frontier.
Established by soldiers from the 4th
and 7th Infantry Regiments following
the Seminole War battle at nearby
Fowltown, the fort was a small block-
house and stockade constructed to
protect an important crossing point
on the Flint River.
To learn more about the history of
Fort Hughes, please follow the links
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