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Fort Oglethorpe was a United States Army post in the US state of Georgia. It was established in a 1902 regulation, and received its first contingent in 1904. It served largely as a cavalry post for the 6th Cavalry. During World War I, Fort Oglethorpe housed 4,000 German prisoners of war and civilian detainees. [1]
Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia. [4] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,423. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe High School.
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia (German: Orgelsdorf) was a German-American internment camp in Catoosa County, Georgia, during and after World War I. Facilities at the fort were used to detain some 4,000 enemy military personnel , prisoners of war , and civilian internees arrested under the Alien and Sedition Acts , between 1917 and 1920.
July 1, 1975 (3 mi. SE of Smithonia on SR S2164 over Big Clouds Creek: Smithonia: 7: Langston-Daniel House: Langston-Daniel House: January 31, 1978 (5 mi. (8 km) W of Crawford on U.S. 78
HAER No. GA-95, "Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa County, GA", 54 photos, 15 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 4 photo caption pages HAER No. GA-95-A, " Chickamauga National Military Park Tour Roads, Alexander's Bridge ", 10 photos, 2 measured drawings, 15 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Oglethorpe Barracks usually refers to a 19th-century United States Army post in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. Some sources use the title to refer to Fort James Jackson (also known as Fort Oglethorpe) or Fort Wayne, both near Savannah. A hotel constructed in the 1880s now sits on the site of the old barracks.
Built in the Queen Anne style in 1893 by Warm Springs' co-founder, Benjamin F. Bulloch, the house was the location of "The Bulloch House Restaurant". The house was completely destroyed by a fire on June 10, 2015. [4] 3: Carmel Rural Historic District: Carmel Rural Historic District: August 10, 1998 : E of GA 85.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA (Prisoner-of-war-Camp), a POW camp during World War I; Fort James Jackson, fort built during 1808-1812 that protected Savannah, Georgia and was also known as Fort Oglethorpe; Other Uses. Quercus oglethorpensis, also called Oglethorpe Oak, a species of plant found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and in ...