Fort Gadsden Historic Memorial
Place in Florida listed on National Register of Historic Places in Sumatra, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Prospect Bluff Historic Sites is located in Franklin County, Florida, on the Apalachicola River, 6 miles (9.7 km) SW of Sumatra, Florida. The site contains the ruins of two forts.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | 6 mi. SW of Sumatra, Sumatra vicinity, FL |
| County | Franklin County |
| Listed | Feb 23, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000318 |
| Type of place | historic site |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 sites |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 6 mi. SW of Sumatra, Sumatra, FL |
| Coordinates | 29.94159, -85.01242 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Gulf Islands National Seashore · 135 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Wright Lake Campground 4 mi · Camel Lake Campground 23 mi |
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Nearby in Franklin County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000318. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.