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Fort Mims State Historic Site
Fort Mims State Historic Site
The Fort Mims State Historic Site commemorates the
Fort Mims Battle and Massacre
, an attack on a white settlement in
Baldwin County
by some 700
Creek warriors
at the outset of the
Creek War of 1813-14
. The site, located in the community of Tensaw, features a reconstructed block house, well, and stockade and is maintained by the
Alabama Historical Commission
.
Photo by Claire Wilson