ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES CAMP #11
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
MOBILE, ALABAMA

Fort mcdermott Maps – Old and New

Spanish Fort Plan (including the area of Fort McDermott) 1865, This image is available from the United States Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division under the digital ID ca000011. No known copyright restrictions.

Fort McDermott is in the south end of Spanish Fort, just above US Highway 31 bounded by Confederate Drive, Spanish Main Street, Rebel Road, and Cannonade Drive.

Fort McDermott, seen in this 2012 Google Earth image is heavily forested. Camp #11 is developing plans to clear underbrush in the fort.

This topographical map from the US Geological Survey of 2011 shows how it was strategically placed on the highest, most inaccessible bluff on the Eastern bank of Mobile Bay and the Blakeley River.