Harkers Island in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Hancock

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2013

1. Fort Hancock Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1778 by Le Chevalier de Cambray & Capt. de Cottineau to protect Cape Lookout Bay. Dismantled, 1780. Site four miles south.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 34° 41.097′ N, 76° 31.661′ W. Marker is on Harkers Island, North Carolina, in Carteret County. It is on Island Road east of Cape Point Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harkers Island NC 28531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Crystal Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harkers Island Visitor Center at Cape Lookout National Seashore (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Olive Thurlow Anchor (about 500 feet away); Protecting People and Ships (about 500 feet away); Estuaries of the Sound (about 600 feet away); Horizon of Islands (about 600 feet away); Cisterns (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rain Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor and Rememberance (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harkers Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cape Lookout Lighthouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 10, 2013

2. Fort Hancock Marker

Fort Hancock Marker Missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brad Kostelny, April 22, 2022

3. Fort Hancock Marker Missing

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on June 13, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 23, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.