String Fort Replica

ID: 2091 ~ Source: Image courtesy of photographer ~ Creator: Rebecca Shrum ~ Date: February, 2020

This file appears in: Jackson County String Fort Replica

This replica is about one third the size of an original string fort.

This file appears in: Jackson County String Fort Replica

Jackson County String Fort Replica

By Volunteers of the Jackson County History Center

Conflict between white settlers and Shawnee, Delaware, Kickapoo, and Miami Indians was a common occurrence in what is now Jackson County, Indiana in the 19th century. Natives in the area saw settlers who cleared lands, built forts, and tried to…