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Fort Mitchell, Alabama

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Russell

GNIS feature ID
  
118523

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:28 PM

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
108 m

Area code
  
334

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 61% Humidity

Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).

Contents

Map of Fort Mitchell, AL 36856, USA

The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for the interment of all US veterans.

Landmarks

  • Fort Mitchell National Cemetery
  • Fort Mitchell Historic Site

    • Notable people

  • James Cantey, Confederate States Army brigadier general
  • Samuel Checote, Muskogee Creek, who was the first principal chief of the tribe, then located in Indian Territory, after the Civil War
  • John Crowell, first U.S. Representative from the Alabama; appointed by President Monroe as the United States agent to the Creek Indians (1821-?)

    • Below are photographs taken in Fort Mitchell as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:

    References

    Fort Mitchell, Alabama Wikipedia
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