General Wood's Fort

General Wood's Fort is a Georgia historical marker in Georgia., Jefferson County, dedicated 1955.

At the intersection of U.S. 319 and Cooper Road in Bartow, Georgia.

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* On a high knoll, overlooking the surrounding land, stood the home of General Solomon Wood, Revolutionary soldier. Near this home, General Wood built a blockhouse for the protection of his family and neighbors. When there was any sign or sound of Indian trouble, a large bell, loud enough to be heard for two miles, would summon everyone within hearing range to the shelter of the fort. General Wood is buried near the site of his home and fort, now part of "Victory Farm."

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1901 · Map of South Carolina (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · South Carolina. Florida. Georgia. Mississippi. Alabama. North Carolina. South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · N. & S. Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

N. & S. Carolina, 1927, covering the location of General Wood's Fort, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — N. & S. Carolina, 1927, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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General Wood's Fort

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