Fort Adams/Fort Pike

Fort Adams/Fort Pike (HM1F68)

Location: Memphis, TN 38105 Shelby County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 9.432', W 90° 2.898'

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With Chickasaw approval, Army Captain Isaac Guion erected the United States' first garrison in the mid-Mississippi Valley here in October of 1797. Initially named Fort Adams for the second U.S. President, the stockade was later called Fort Pike, because Adams' name was transferred to a larger fort at Natchez, Mississippi. Fort Pike was vacated in 1798, when Fort Pickering was constructed on a higher part of the bluff.
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HM NumberHM1F68
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Marker Number4E 29
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 11:32pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 768871 N 3894466
Decimal Degrees35.15720000, -90.04830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 9.432', W 90° 2.898'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 9' 25.92" N, 90° 2' 53.88" W
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Area Code(s)901
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 76-94 A.W. Willis Ave, Memphis TN 38105, US
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