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:

    “To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious.... There are far worse things awaiting man than death.”
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

    “Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that ... the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations.”
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)