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Fort Morris Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Earthworks at Fort Morris
Fort Morris Historic Site is located in Georgia
Fort Morris Historic Site
Fort Morris Historic Site is located in the United States
Fort Morris Historic Site
Nearest cityMidway, Georgia
Coordinates31°45′42″N 81°16′52″W / 31.7618°N 81.2812°W / 31.7618; -81.2812[2]
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.70000208[1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1970

Fort Morris Historic Site is a Georgia state historic park in Liberty County, Georgia in the United States. The fort is on a bend in the Medway River and played an important role in the protection of southeast Georgia throughout various conflicts beginning in 1741 and ending in 1865 at the conclusion of the American Civil War,[3] including the French and Indian and American Revolutionary Wars and War of 1812.[3] The historic site is 70 acres (28 ha) and sits at an elevation of 23 feet (7.0 m).[2]

On May 13, 1970, the fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Morris.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Fort Morris State Historic Site". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. September 25, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Elliott, Daniel T. "Archaeological Investigations at Fort Morris State Historic Site, Liberty County, Georgia" (PDF). Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  4. ^ National Park Service: Fort Morris

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