Fort Hampton (1): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nc2.html#macon North American Forts - Fort Macon] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nc2.html#macon North American Forts - Fort Macon] | ||
* [http://nc1812.ncdcr.gov/history_forthampton.htm Fort Hampton History] | |||
{{Visited|Area 19 Mar 2012}} | {{Visited|Area 19 Mar 2012}} | ||
Revision as of 07:32, 20 March 2012
Fort Hampton (1) (1808-1819) - A U.S. Army Second System coastal fort established in 1808 by Captain Charles Gratiot, U.S. Corps of Engineers, on the eastern end of Bogue Banks in Carteret County, North Carolina. Named for Colonel Andrew Hampton, who fought in the battle of Kings Mountain in 1780 during the Revolutionary War. The fort was abandoned in 1819 and destroyed in 1825.
Fort Hampton (1) History
Current Status
Site destroyed on Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina. Map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 34.697414 Long: -76.672597 |
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 616, 619
- Branch, Paul, Fort Macon A History , Copyright 1999, Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, ISBN 1-877853-45-3, page 21-33
Links:
Visited: Area 19 Mar 2012
Fort Hampton (1) Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |