Historical Marker

McIntosh Gate

Fort Gillem · Clayton County · Erected 1957

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The Story

The gate honors William McIntosh (c.1778-1825), Coweta Creek chief and U.S. brigadier general in the War of 1812, killed by fellow Creeks in 1825 for ceding tribal land in the Treaty of Indian Springs.

About this site

McIntosh Gate is a historical marker in Fort Gillem, Clayton County, erected in 1957. It is one of 48 historical markers documented in Clayton County, among 75 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6281, -84.3143 near Fort Gillem. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hardee Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wheeler Drive, Hood Avenue, and Tanner's Baptist Cemetery.

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

📍 33.6281, -84.3143 · Fort Gillem, Clayton County

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Nearby in Clayton County

Tanner's Baptist Cemetery

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