Fort Sinquefield
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Fort Sinquefield is the historic site of a wooden stockade fortification in Clarke County, Alabama, near the modern town of Grove Hill. It was built by early Clarke County pioneers as protection during the Creek War and was attacked in 1813 by Creek warriors.
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Fort Sinquefield | |
Location | Clarke County, Alabama, USA |
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Nearest city | Grove Hill, Alabama |
Coordinates | 31°39′28″N 87°43′39″W |
Built | 1813 |
NRHP reference No. | 74000403[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
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A marker was erected at the site by Clarke County school children in 1931 and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974.[1][2]