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Fort Stoddert was a stockade
Stockade

A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security....
 fort in the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice , until it extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern border of Tennessee....
, in what is today Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. It was located on a bluff of the Mobile River
Mobile River

File:MobileAlabamaCoosa3.pngThe Mobile River is located in southern Alabama in the United States. Formed out of the confluence of the Tombigbee River and Alabama River rivers, the approximately 45-mile-long river drains an area of 44,000 sq mi of Alabama, with a Drainage basin extending into Mississippi, Georgia , and Tennessee....
, near modern Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Alabama

Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. At the 2000 census the population was 844....
, close to the confluence of the Tombigbee
Tombigbee River

The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico....
 and Alabama River
Alabama River

The Alabama River, in the United States state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River and Coosa River rivers, which unite about six miles above Montgomery, Alabama....
s. It served as the western terminus of the Federal Road
Federal Road (Creek lands)

The Federal Road was a project that started in 1805 when the Creek Indians gave a permission for the development of a "horse path" through their nation for more efficient mail delivery between Washington City and New Orleans, Louisiana....
 which ran through Creek
Creek people

The Muscogee , their original name they use to identify themselves today, also known as the Creek, are an American Indians in the United States people originally from the Southern United States....
 lands to Fort Wilkinson in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
. The fort, built in 1799, was named for Benjamin Stoddert
Benjamin Stoddert

Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801....
, the secretary to the Continental
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
 Board of War
Board of War

The Board of War was created by the Second Continental Congress as a special standing committee to oversee the American Continental Army's administration and to make recommendations regarding the army to Congress....
 during the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
 and Secretary of the Navy during the Quasi War. Fort Stoddert was built by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 to keep the peace by preventing its own settlers from attacking the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 in the Mobile District
Mobile District

The Mobile District was an administrative region of the Spain territory of West Florida, which became part of the independent Republic of West Florida on September 23, 1810....
.

Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr, Jr. was an United States politician, American Revolutionary War hero, and adventurer. He served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States , under Thomas Jefferson....
 was held as a prisoner here after his arrest at McIntosh
McIntosh, Alabama

McIntosh is a town located in Washington County, Alabama, along U.S. Highway 43. It is 12? miles south of Wagarville, Alabama and 44 miles north of Mobile, Alabama....
 in 1807 for treason
Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of loyalty to one's sovereignty or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife ....
 against the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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Fort Stoddert was a stockade
Stockade

A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security....
 fort in the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice , until it extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern border of Tennessee....
, in what is today Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. It was located on a bluff of the Mobile River
Mobile River

File:MobileAlabamaCoosa3.pngThe Mobile River is located in southern Alabama in the United States. Formed out of the confluence of the Tombigbee River and Alabama River rivers, the approximately 45-mile-long river drains an area of 44,000 sq mi of Alabama, with a Drainage basin extending into Mississippi, Georgia , and Tennessee....
, near modern Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Alabama

Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. At the 2000 census the population was 844....
, close to the confluence of the Tombigbee
Tombigbee River

The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico....
 and Alabama River
Alabama River

The Alabama River, in the United States state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River and Coosa River rivers, which unite about six miles above Montgomery, Alabama....
s. It served as the western terminus of the Federal Road
Federal Road (Creek lands)

The Federal Road was a project that started in 1805 when the Creek Indians gave a permission for the development of a "horse path" through their nation for more efficient mail delivery between Washington City and New Orleans, Louisiana....
 which ran through Creek
Creek people

The Muscogee , their original name they use to identify themselves today, also known as the Creek, are an American Indians in the United States people originally from the Southern United States....
 lands to Fort Wilkinson in Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
. The fort, built in 1799, was named for Benjamin Stoddert
Benjamin Stoddert

Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy from May 1, 1798 to March 31, 1801....
, the secretary to the Continental
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
 Board of War
Board of War

The Board of War was created by the Second Continental Congress as a special standing committee to oversee the American Continental Army's administration and to make recommendations regarding the army to Congress....
 during the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
 and Secretary of the Navy during the Quasi War. Fort Stoddert was built by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 to keep the peace by preventing its own settlers from attacking the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 in the Mobile District
Mobile District

The Mobile District was an administrative region of the Spain territory of West Florida, which became part of the independent Republic of West Florida on September 23, 1810....
.

Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr, Jr. was an United States politician, American Revolutionary War hero, and adventurer. He served as the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States , under Thomas Jefferson....
 was held as a prisoner here after his arrest at McIntosh
McIntosh, Alabama

McIntosh is a town located in Washington County, Alabama, along U.S. Highway 43. It is 12? miles south of Wagarville, Alabama and 44 miles north of Mobile, Alabama....
 in 1807 for treason
Treason

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of loyalty to one's sovereignty or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife ....
 against the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Fort Stoddert served as the outpost for the Mississippi Militia
Militia

The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service....
 during the Creek War
Creek War

The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek people nation. It is sometimes considered to be part of the War of 1812....
 from 1813 to 1814. The site declined rapidly in importance after the establishment of the Mount Vernon Arsenal and the capture of Mobile by the United States in 1813.