Fort Yargo

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The two-story log blockhouse at Fort Yargo, founded in 1792, was built by white settlers as a defense against hostile Creek Indians in the area of present-day Barrow County. Today the fort seves as a state park.

Courtesy of Explore Georgia, Photograph by Ralph Daniel.

Fort Yargo

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