Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines

The fort and town honor Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a War of 1812 hero who won fame defending Fort Erie in 1814; earlier, as a young officer, he had arrested Aaron Burr, and he selected this bluff for the post that bears his name.

Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 1957. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.6041, -85.0487 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clay County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clay County Courthouse, Clay County Courthouse, and Queen City of the Chattahoochee.

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