Fort Fremont

Fort Fremont (1898-1921) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898 as a military reservation. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG John C. Fremont, U.S. Army, of South Carolina, famous for his early explorations in the far west and for the part taken by him in the early history of California. Abandoned in 1921.

Fort Fremont Preserve Sign

Fort Fremont Hospital Building now a Private Residence

Fort Fremont History

Part of the Harbor Defense of Port Royal Sound.

Endicott Period

Fort Fremont Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Notes
Battery Jesup	3	10"	Disappearing	1899-1918
Battery Fornance	2	4.72"	Pedestal	1899-1920
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Now a part of Fort Fremont Preserve acquired by Beaufort County Rural and Critical Lands Program. No period guns or carriages in place but the battery structures remain. Battery Fornance has been overbuilt with some kind of structure. Battery Jesup is structurally intact.

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Location: Fort Fremont Private Property Park, South Carolina. Maps & Images Lat: 32.30527 Long: -80.64333 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 8'

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 713.
• Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

Visited: 25 Jan 2010

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