Bald Head Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Union Blockading Ship U.S.S. Peterhoff
Photographed by Charles Keller, March 29, 2018
1. Union blockading ship U.S.S. Peterhoff Marker
U.S.S. Peterhoff served on the Union blockade of the Cape Fear until it was accidentally run into and sunk by the U.S.S. Monticello on March 7, 1864 off bald Head Islands East Beach. The Peterhoffs remains are located about one mile offshore.
Erected by Village of Bald Head Island.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1864.
Location. 33° 50.724′ N, 77° 57.687′ W. Marker is on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is on Station House Way north of Chicamacomico Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Southport NC 28461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cape Fear and Frying Pan Shoals (a few steps from this marker); Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation 19031958 (approx. Ό mile away); Generator House (approx. Ό mile away); Captain Charlies Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Confederate Blockade Runner Ella (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fort Holmes, 1863-1865 Battery No. 4 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Guarding the Confederacy Lifeline (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fort Holmes, 1863-1865 Encampment Site
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Additional keywords. Union Blockading Ship U.S.S. Peterhoff
Photographed by Charles Keller, March 29, 2018
2. Background view nearby
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3. U.S.S. Peterhoff
A blockade runner captured by the U.S. Navy and taken into service.
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 3. submitted on January 30, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
