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Fort Toulouse Fort Jackson
4 miles southwest of Wetumpka
Elmore County Alabama
A portion of the modern Fort Toulouse reconstruction, taken in 2007.
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The fort was first established in 1717 by the French to counter the growing influence of the British colonies of Georgia and Carolina. It was named for Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse. Fort Jackson was later built on the site.
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