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Fort Hampton was a small [[Second System]] coastal fort designed to protect the Beaufort Inlet on the central North Carolina coast. Construction on the fort was begun in the summer of 1808 under the supervision of Captain [[Charles Gratiot]], [[U.S. Corps of Engineers]] and was probably completed in the second half of 1809. The fort was a small horseshoe shaped structure with a two story brick barracks and a brick magazine along the back. The structure was 122 feet wide and 93 feet deep. The rounded parapet was a concrete like material made with sea shells, sand and water called tabby. | |||
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Site destroyed on Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina | Site destroyed on Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 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.
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Fort Hampton (1) History
Fort Hampton was a small Second System coastal fort designed to protect the Beaufort Inlet on the central North Carolina coast. Construction on the fort was begun in the summer of 1808 under the supervision of Captain Charles Gratiot, U.S. Corps of Engineers and was probably completed in the second half of 1809. The fort was a small horseshoe shaped structure with a two story brick barracks and a brick magazine along the back. The structure was 122 feet wide and 93 feet deep. The rounded parapet was a concrete like material made with sea shells, sand and water called tabby.
Current Status
Site destroyed on Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County, North Carolina
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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
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