Historical Marker

Fort Cumming

LaFayette · Walker County · Erected 1952

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The Story

A U.S. Army stockade built here in 1838 to hold Cherokee families rounded up for forced removal. Georgia volunteers guarded the captives before they were marched west on the Trail of Tears.

About this site

Fort Cumming is a historical marker in LaFayette, Walker County, erected in 1952. It is one of 72 historical markers documented in Walker County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7152, -85.2881 near LaFayette. The nearest cataloged historic site is Marsh--Warthen House (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include African American Pioneers of the Marsh-Warthen-Clements House, Walker County, and General LaFayette.

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

📍 34.7152, -85.2881 · LaFayette, Walker County

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