Alabama Historical Commission NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES The Fort Mims site commemorates the battle that led to the Creek War of 1813-14. On August 30, 1813 over 700 Creek Indians destroyed Fort Mims. American settlers, U.S. allied Creeks, and enslaved African Americans had sought refuge in the stockade. The Creek warriors who carried out the attack […]

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