Fort Jones

Fort Jones was a stockade fort built during the Creek uprising of 1836 and stood on this site. After the burning of Roanoke, frightened settlers sought refuge in its blockhouse, built of upright skinned logs with high windows for gun holes. The fort was built under the command of Major H. W. Jernigan and garrisoned by a company of Stewart County citizen soldiers. Among them were Thos. J. Still, Capt. Ball, Jared Irwin, Col. F. G. Gibson, Capt. Robert Billups, David Delk, Col. A. P. Rood, and James Fitzgerald, who rode to Fort McCreary for aid for the Battle of Shepherd’s Plantation.

Georgia · United States