Fort Caswell near Caswell Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battery Madison

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024

1. Battery Madison Marker

Inscription.
Built 1904-1905
Disarmed 1917

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 33° 53.541′ N, 78° 1.113′ W. Marker is near Caswell Beach, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is in Fort Caswell. It can be reached from Caswell Beach Road 2.4 miles east of Oceangreens Lane. Marker is west of Hatch Auditorium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Island NC 28465, 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

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South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Guns of Fort Caswell During the Civil War (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Caswell in the Civil War (about 400 feet away); Fort Caswell (about 600 feet away); A Timeline of Fort Caswell (about 600 feet away); Battery Bagley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battery Shipp (approx. half a mile away); Revolutionary War Fort (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fort Holmes, 1863-1865 Encampment Site (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caswell Beach.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Caswell Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which was listed in 2013. (Prepared by Jennifer Martin Mitchell; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on March 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Splendor of Fort Caswell. Eastern North Carolina is rich in American history and historical sites. One within an hour’s drive of Wilmington is lesser-known Fort Caswell. It lies on the

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 25, 2024

2. Battery Madison Marker

Its namesake is William T. Madison, a 3rd Infantry soldier killed in action near Fort Howard, Wisconsin in 1821.

eastern end of Oak Island at the convergence of the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean, between Southport on the Brunswick County mainland and 12,000-acre Bald Head Island. (Pat Bradford, Wrightsville Beach Magazine, Oct. 30, 2023) (Submitted on March 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.