Near Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Anderson
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
1. Fort Anderson Marker
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website entry
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Erected 1961 by the Archives and Highway Departments and the Confederate Centennial Commission. (Marker Number D-119.)
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 date for this entry is February 18, 1865.
Location. 34° 4.233′ N, 77° 57.333′ W. Marker is near Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is at the intersection of River Road SE (State Highway 133) and Plantation Road (Local Road 1529), on the left when traveling south on River Road SE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winnabow NC 28479, 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 South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brunswick (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arthur Dobbs (about 500 feet away); Spanish Attack (about 600 feet away); Orton Plantation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alfred Moore (approx. Ύ mile away); Stamp Act (approx. Ύ mile away); St. Philips Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Russellborough (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnabow.
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
2. Fort Anderson Marker
Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
3. Earthworks, the Remains of Fort Anderson at Brunswick Town Historic Site
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,836 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 21, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
