Near Chocowinity in Beaufort County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Hill

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 4, 2012

1. Fort Hill Marker

Inscription. Site of Confederate batteries on Pamlico River which enabled General D. H. Hill's forces to besiege Washington in spring of 1863. Five miles east.

Erected 1952 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number B-17.)

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 1863.

Location. 35° 27.39′ N, 77° 3.508′ W. Marker is near Chocowinity, North Carolina, in Beaufort County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 33 and Windmill Road (County Road 1124) on State Highway 33. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chocowinity NC 27817, 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,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Trinity School (approx. 4½ miles away); Trinity Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Trinity Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Jack's Creek (approx. 5.7 miles away); Watching the Weather (approx. 5.8 miles away); Washington Storm Warning Tower (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Purple Martin (approx. 5.8 miles away); Washington, North Carolina (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chocowinity.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Trinity Church (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 4, 2012

2. Fort Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,591 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photos of remains of batteries riverside. • Can you help?