The North American Forts site says that Fort Cassin (1813-1815) was a seven-gun earthwork located at the mouth of Otter Creek near Kingsland Bay State Park. No remains, no marker. Too bad as there should really be a marker there.
I thought I recognized the name Cassin from the famous picture of Pearl Harbor at the dry dock with two destroyed destroyers and the battleship USS Pennsylvania. The USS Cassin (DD-372) was named for Stephen Cassin. It and the other destroyer, the USS Downes were essentially destroyed, but parts used later to build a new ship by the same name.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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