James City in Craven County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Point
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 15, 2014
1. Fort Point Marker
Site of Fort Caswell, built by N.C., 1775-76, to protect New Bern, renamed Fort Lane by Confederacy. Taken by U.S., Mar., 1862. ½ mi. E.
Erected 1965 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number C-25.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. 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° 4.83′ N, 77° 1.752′ W. Marker is in James City, North Carolina, in Craven County. It is at the intersection of Old Cherry Point Road (County Route 1113) and Green Springs Road (County Route 1129), on the right when traveling north on Old Cherry Point Road. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James City (approx. 0.4 miles away); Richard Dobbs Spaight (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of New Bern (approx. 1.7 miles away); USRC Diligence (approx. 1.7 miles away); U.S.C.G.C. Pamlico (approx.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 15, 2014
2. Fort Point Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
