New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Totten
Photographed by Kevin W., October 21, 2009
1. Fort Totten Marker
Erected 1938 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number C-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1862.
Location. 35° 6.4′ N, 77° 3.456′ W. Marker is in New Bern, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is at the intersection of Trent Boulevard (State Highway 1278) and Second Street, on the right when traveling west on Trent Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Bern NC 28560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 walking distance of this marker: De Bretigny (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lurking as Spies (approx. 0.7 miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx. 0.7 miles away); John Wright Stanly House (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named John Wright Stanly House (approx. Ύ mile away); Tryon Palace (approx. Ύ mile away); James Walker Hood (approx. Ύ mile away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Bern.
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Photographed by Kevin W., October 21, 2009
2. Fort Totten Marker
The area that was once Fort Totten is now Fort Totten Park, with playgrounds and ball fields.
Internet Archive
3. Brig.-Gen. Joseph G. Totten U. S. A.
from Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 7, 1864, page 109.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,009 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
