Negro Fort
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Negro Fort was a former British stronghold on Florida’s Apalachicola River that became a refuge for escaped slaves and Native Americans before being destroyed by U.S. forces in 1816.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military outpost
ⓘ
fort ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | British forces ⓘ |
| afterAbandonmentBecame | maroon community stronghold ⓘ |
| aftermath | survivors re-enslaved or removed ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British Fort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Post on the Apalachicola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentSource | British military supplies ⓘ |
| artilleryUsedBy | U.S. Navy gunboat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Seminole Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of slavery in the United States ⓘ maroon communities in the United States ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | British forces ⓘ |
| casualties | large number of Black and Native American occupants killed ⓘ |
| commanderOfAttackingForces | Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contained | large quantities of gunpowder and ammunition ⓘ |
| countryDuringConstruction | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentSiteName | Fort Gadsden Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | U.S. forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedOnDate | 1816-07-27 ⓘ |
| destructionCause | explosion of powder magazine ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold
ⓘ
refuge for escaped slaves ⓘ |
| garrisonComposition |
Seminole warriors
ⓘ
armed Black militia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
|
| locatedIn |
Apalachicola National Forest
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ⓘ
Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Apalachicola River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
First Seminole War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForThreat | encouragement of slave escapes ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Patriots War in Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest major U.S. military actions against a free Black settlement
ⓘ
symbol of resistance by escaped slaves ⓘ |
| successorSite | Fort Gadsden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatPerceivedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Black Seminoles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British military NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ escaped slaves ⓘ |
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