Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County, Florida, on the Apalachicola River. The site contains the ruins of two forts, and has been known by several other names at various times, including Prospect Bluff Fort, Nicholls Fort, British Post, Negro Fort, African Fort, and Fort Apalachicola.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Fort Gadsden Historic Site is located in Apalachicola National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It was named a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
Read more about Fort Gadsden: Original Fort, Seminole Wars, Rebuilt Fort
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“I made him with these hands, and with these hands I’ll destroy him.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)