Fort Barrington
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Fort Barrington
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The site of Fort Barrington
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| Nearest city | Darien, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°28′49″N 81°37′0″W / 31.48028°N 81.61667°WCoordinates: 31°28′49″N 81°37′0″W / 31.48028°N 81.61667°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1760 |
| Built by | Lieutenant Robert Baillie, of the British Empire |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001447 |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1972 |
Fort Barrington was a mid-18th century frontier fort that was later garrisoned, renamed Fort Howe and modified during the American Revolution. It was also used during the American Civil War. The fort's remains are a series of low ridges or embankments at the tip of a narrow peninsula on the north side of the Altamaha River about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darien, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 1972. The site is currently held as part of a hunting and fishing club. A major portion of the original site has been destroyed by river action. No archaeological work other than ground reconnaissance has been done.
The fort was built in 1760 on the north side of the Altamaha River about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of present-day Darien, Georgia, by troops under the command of Lieutenant Robert Baillie, and named Fort Barrington in honor of Josiah Barrington, a friend, and relative of James Oglethorpe. The fort was used by the British starting in 1751 as one of their defenses against Spanish Florida and Indian raids. A detachment of the First Troop of British Rangers was stationed there during this period. Fort Barrington was later used during the American Revolutionary War as the military headquarters for the American southern theater of operations, but was captured and burned by British forces on March 13, 1778, when Colonel Thomas Brown led his Loyalist company of the King's Rangers in an attack on the fort, and took 23 Patriots prisoner. The fort's site was occupied by Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
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