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

Newport Barracks

 
 
Newport Barracks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
1. Newport Barracks Marker
Inscription. Command post for Union defense system from New Bern to Morehead City, 1862-1865. Was ⅓ mi. E.
 
Erected 1979 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-57.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 34° 46.608′ N, 76° 51.61′ W. Marker is in Newport, North Carolina, in Carteret County. Marker is at the intersection of East Chatham Street and Roberts Road, on the right when traveling north on East Chatham Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport NC 28570, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Newport Barracks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bogue Sound Blockhouse (approx. 3.2 miles away); SS Pevensey (approx. 6 miles away); Verrazzano (approx. 6 miles away); N.C. State Highway Patrol (approx. 7 miles away); North Carolina National Guard (approx. 7 miles away); A United States Naval Section Base Inshore Patrol (approx. 7.1 miles away); Carolina City (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.
 
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Newport Barracks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, May 2, 2010
2. Newport Barracks Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,112 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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