The Battle of Fowltown

In November 1817, troops from Fort Scott attacked the Creek village of Fowltown after its chief Neamathla refused to leave ceded land; the clashes are widely regarded as the opening shots of the First Seminole War.

The Battle of Fowltown 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 Decatur County During the Creek and Seminole Wars Era (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.