By Adrien de Pauger (He also designed the Vieux Carré in en:New Orleans, Louisiana ) - Original document in the University of South Alabama Archives, Mobile, Alabama, USA.Transferred from en.wikipedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4040072
The cache is not at the posted locatiton. It may be found at N 44 20.(ABC-249) W 094 06.(DEF-473)
Fort Condé was built to replace a temporary wooden stockade fort after the city of Mobile was moved due to flooding. It guarded Mobile and its citizens from 1728 to 1820, albeit under different names and different rule. Great Britain owned this area from 1ABC to 1780 and renamed it Fort Charlotte. Spain assumed control and renamed it Fuerta Carlota. US troops occupied Mobile in 1813 and again renamed it Fort Charlotte.
The fort was demolished after 1820, with most above-ground traces gone by 1823. A 4/5-scale replica opened July 4, 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration. Remnants of the original fort were discovered during construction of the Wallace Tunnel in 1DEF and may be seen in Mardi Gras Park.
Sources: Wikipedia, History Museum of Mobile
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One of the oldest roads in the state, Fort Road was originally built by the federal government after Fort Ridgely was completed in 1853-54. Supplies were shipped from Fort Snelling to Traverse des Sioux, then transported by wagon to Fort Ridgely.
Nicollet County Road 5 runs more than 42 miles from its eastern terminus at its intersection with US Highway 169 in St Peter to the Renville County line. Old Fort Road presumably extended from Traverse des Sioux, although the portion running through the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College has been blocked off. Fort Road as an address runs from the western edge of St Peter to the end of CR-5.
In an ideal world, a paved trail would have been installed when the road was refurbished in the early 2010s. This planned geocache trail will have to suffice, but won’t alleviate my anxiety when biking here.