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Fort Branch Site

Coordinates: 35°55′39″N 77°10′19″W / 35.92750°N 77.17194°W / 35.92750; -77.17194
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Fort Branch Site
Fort Branch Site is located in North Carolina
Fort Branch Site
Fort Branch Site is located in the United States
Fort Branch Site
LocationSE of Hamilton on SR 1416, near Hamilton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°55′39″N 77°10′19″W / 35.92750°N 77.17194°W / 35.92750; -77.17194
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Builtc. 1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.73001358[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Fort Branch Civil War Site, Hamilton, NC