Thursday, 29 August 2013

Fort Mims massacre

Today is the 200th anniversary of the Creek War (part of the War of 1812) Indian attack on Fort Mims. Wiki here  

Fort Mims webpage with details of the anniversary reenactments etc
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2 comments:

  1. PalmsRV29 August 2013 at 08:32

    Thanks for the reminder! I now have a post of my own ready for tomorrow at my Detour Through History blog. My husband and I have visited the Fort Mims site several times. http://detourthroughhistory.blogspot.com/

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  2. Ralphus29 August 2013 at 08:40

    you're welcome - look forward to reading your post

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