Decatur County During the Creek and Seminole Wars Era

Spanning 1817-1838, this corner of Georgia was a flashpoint where U.S. forts on the Flint River, Creek and Seminole villages, and federal removal policy collided, igniting wars that pushed Native peoples off their homelands.

Decatur County During the Creek and Seminole Wars Era is a historical marker in Bainbridge, Decatur County, erected in 2014. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.9082, -84.5793 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Battle of Fowltown (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Second Creek War and Removal in the Decatur County Area, The First Seminole War in Decatur County, and Stepping Back in Time.

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