The First Seminole War in Decatur County

Decatur County sat at the heart of the First Seminole War of 1817-18, where Fort Scott on the Flint River, the burning of Fowltown, and Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida all unfolded.

The First Seminole War in Decatur County 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 Battle of Fowltown, The Second Creek War and Removal in the Decatur County Area, 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.