- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Fort Yargo, Barrow County, Georgia, 196-]
- Date of Original:
- 1960/1969
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Barrow County
Armed Forces--Georgia--Barrow County
Log buildings--Georgia--Barrow County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Barrow County, 33.9932, -83.71276
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Barrow County, 1960s. Fort Yargo, the log fort or blockhouse for which Fort Yargo State Park was named, was built in 1792. It was one of the four forts built in the area by the Humphries brothers to protect early settlers from the Indians. The park opened in 1954 and is located three miles southeast of Winder.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_brw031
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:brw031
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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