Fort Perry | |
 Fort Perry historical marker | |
| Nearest city | Buena Vista, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 32°28′41″N 84°32′39″W / 32.47806°N 84.54417°W / 32.47806; -84.54417 |
| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1813 (1813) |
| Built by | Floyd, Gen. John |
| NRHP reference No. | 750006011 |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1975 |
Fort Perry is the site of a historic stockade fort defended by block houses in the area of Box Springs, Georgia. It was built in 1813 along the Old Federal Road. The site is commemorated by a historical marker located nearby on Fort Perry Road. It was constructed under General John Floyd and was used as a base of attack on the Sticks tribe (Red Sticks on the other side of the Chattahoochee River in Alabama territory). The fort was named for Oliver Hazard Perry.2 Fort Perry was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1975.
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Georgia Historical Commission (1954). "Fort Perry 1813". Gainesville State College. Retrieved April 5, 2018.