Fort Branch Site

Fort Branch Site
Location SE of Hamilton on SR 1416, near Hamilton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°55′39″N 77°10′19″W / 35.92750°N 77.17194°W / 35.92750; -77.17194Coordinates: 35°55′39″N 77°10′19″W / 35.92750°N 77.17194°W / 35.92750; -77.17194
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built c. 1863 (1863)
NRHP Reference # 73001358[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1973

Fort Branch Site is a historic archaeological site located near Hamilton, Martin County, North Carolina. Fort Branch was built in 1862 and improved in mid- to late-1864. It sits 70 feet above a bend in the Roanoke River, and the Confederate States Army earthen fort provided a safe and clear view of Union gunboats approaching from down river. The fort site has undergone restoration by the Fort Branch Battlefield Commission, Inc.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Fort Branch Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. Fort Branch Civil War Site, Hamilton, NC


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