Fort Jackson

Fort Jackson can refer to several places or things:

  • Fort Jackson (Alabama), also called Fort Toulouse, a War of 1812 fort
  • Fort Jackson (Colorado), a frontier trading post located near present-day Ione, Colorado
  • Fort Jackson, Louisiana, an American Civil War-era fort
  • Fort Jackson (South Carolina), a modern U.S. Army post
  • Fort Jackson (Virginia), an American Civil War-era fort that defended Washington, D.C.
  • Fort Jackson (Wisconsin), an American fort used during the Black Hawk War of 1832
  • Fort James Jackson, a War of 1812 fort that defended Savannah, Georgia
  • USS Fort Jackson (1862), an American Civil War-era ship
  • Treaty of Fort Jackson
  • Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip

Famous quotes containing the words fort and/or jackson:

    “No, no. God will not damn a lunatic’s soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.”
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

    “God will take care of you for me. I am my God’s. I belong to him, I go a short time before you, and I want to meet all in heaven, both white and black.”
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)