[3] Settlers in the area began building protective stockades such as the one built by Thomas Gary near present-day Greenville.

On March 13, 1818, members of the Ogly and Stroud families were killed by Red Stick warriors under the command of Uchee Tom in what became known as the Ogly-Stroud Massacre.

[4] After the massacre, settlers petitioned territorial governor William Wyatt Bibb over the fees Gary was charging.

[4] Soldiers and allied Choctaw warriors were also sent from Fort Crawford to assist in the pursuit of the Red Sticks.

[5] English merchant Adam Hodgson stayed at "The Palings" on his North American tour, describing it as a "flourishing plantation".

[13] A post office first began operating at Fort Dale in October 1818, with John Herbert serving as the first postmaster.

[5] Naturalist William Bartram passed by the site of Fort Dale on his four-year journey through the Southern United States.