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Revision as of 19:51, 16 March 2009
Fort Caswell (1826-1865) (1894-1926) (1941-1946) - A masonry Third System Fort named for the first Governor of North Carolina, Richard Caswell. Used during the U.S. Civil War by the Confederates, outfitted with Endicott Period reinforced concrete batteries at the turn of the 19th century and used as a Navy Depot during World War II. Declared surplus in 1946.
Revolutionary War
U.S. Civil War
Post U.S. Civil War
World War II
Current Status
Purchased by the Baptist State Convention who established the North Carolina Baptist Assembly on the property.
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Location: Oak Island, North Carolina Maps & Images Lat: 33.8928968 Long: -78.0172634 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 611
- American Forts Network
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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