| Fort Landrum | |
|---|---|
| Salitpa, Alabama in United States | |
  Fort LandrumShow map of Alabama Fort LandrumShow map of the United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°40′04″N 87°54′42″W / 31.66778°N 87.91167°W / 31.66778; -87.91167 |
| Type | Stockade fort |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private |
| Controlled by | Private |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1813 |
| Built by | Mississippi Territory settlers |
| In use | 1813-1819 |
| Battles/wars | Creek War |
Fort Landrum was a stockade fort built in 1813 in present-day Clarke County, Alabama during the Creek War (part of the larger War of 1812). The fort was located eleven miles west of Fort Sinquefield. Fort Landrum, like many other forts built around the same time, was built in response to Red Stick attacks on settlers in the surrounding area.
Fort Landrum was built around the home of John Landrum, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who moved to the area in 1803 from Warren County, Georgia.
In 1813, the fort became the site of the first courthouse in Clarke County. A courthouse remained here until 1819.
A historical marker was erected in 1977 near the site of Fort Landrum by the Clarke County Historical Society.
References
- Halbert, Henry; Ball, Timothy (1895). The Creek War of 1813 and 1814. Chicago, Illinois: Donohue & Henneberry. p. 112. ISBN 9781375702775.
- Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
- "Cathrena (Catherine) "Caty" Hill Landrum". Find A Grave. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Fort Landrum Site Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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