Talk:Fort Gadsden

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I would like to see some more sources for this information.

[edit] Rebuilt fort

Confused. The last section says that the U.S. built a new fort on the site of the old Negro Fort in 1818, and named it Fort Gadsden. However, when they destroyed it two years earlier it was in Spanish territory. According to Wikipedia's History of Florida, the U.S. didn't cut a deal for Florida until 1819 and didn't take ownership until 1821. So ---- did we just up and build a fort on foreign territory? If so, it seems to me that would require an explanation, like "In spite of Spanish ownership of the grounds, the U.S. built ...... etc." Or is the date wrong? Whatever it is, it seems like there's more of a story to be told regarding the politics of how Ft. Gadsden came to be built. 69.229.127.207 13:53, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

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Article reassessed and graded as start class. Referencing and appropriate inline citation guidelines not met. --dashiellx (talk) 15:26, 29 April 2008 (UTC)