Historical Marker

Site of Fort Defiance

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1936

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The Story

In 1794 frontier general Elijah Clarke built this fort as part of his outlaw Trans-Oconee Republic, an armed bid to seize Creek land west of the river. Federal and state pressure soon forced the rogue settlement to disband.

About this site

Site of Fort Defiance is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1936. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0814, -83.2254 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old State Capitol (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Milledgeville Confederate Monument, and Troup-Clark Political Feud.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0814, -83.2254 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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