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Established in 1821 for the defense of Mobile Bay, Fort Gaines was named in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1777-1849, who played an important part in early Alabama history and, while commandant of Fort Stoddard, captured Aaron Burr near McIntosh in February 1807.
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Dauphin Island, Alabama · United States
