Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson State Historic Site
During the American Bicentennial, local groups supported reconstruction of Fort Toulouse. But, the replica was incorrectly built upon the outline of the much larger Fort Jackson rather than the historic French fort.
In the 1980s the park was acquired by the Alabama Historical Commission. It dismantled the incorrect replica and constructed a replica of Fort Toulouse near its original site. This will allow for a future reconstruction of Ft. Jackson on its site (occupied successively by the two forts). Archeological excavations have been continuing at the site, supervised by Dr. Craig Sheldon of Auburn University at Montgomery.
The Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson State Historic Site has living history programs to portray and interpret the lives of the Creek inhabitants, the French colonists and the US military troops associated with the War of 1812. The fort is located southwest of Wetumpka, off of U.S. Highway 231.
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