Near Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Dobbs

Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 23, 2011

1. Fort Dobbs Marker

Inscription. Built in 1756 by colony. Was garrisoned by North Carolina Provincials during French & Indian War, until 1762. Site 1 mi. N.

Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1756.

Location. 35° 49.561′ N, 80° 52.507′ W. Marker is near Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of Turnersburg Highway (U.S. 21) and Fort Dobbs Road, on the right when traveling south on Turnersburg Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Statesville NC 28625, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hugh Waddell (approx. 1.3 miles away); Anglo-Cherokee War (1759 - 1761) (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Natural Landscape of Fort Dobbs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Fort Dobbs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Preserving the Past (approx. 1.3 miles away); They found the fire very hot … February 27, 1760

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Site of Fort Dobbs (approx. 1.3 miles away); Iredell County Korea & Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.

Fort Dobbs Marker Situation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jamie Cox, December 23, 2011

2. Fort Dobbs Marker Situation

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 24, 2022

3. Fort Dobbs

The fort is located 1.3 miles west of the marker.

Entrance to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Walker Guss, April 21, 2007

4. Entrance to Fort Dobbs State Historic Site

Living History at Fort Dobbs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Walker Guss, April 21, 2007

5. Living History at Fort Dobbs

Soldiers Drill on the Grounds of Fort Dobbs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Walker Guss, April 21, 2007

6. Soldiers Drill on the Grounds of Fort Dobbs

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2007, by John Walker Guss of Hillsborough, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,697 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on July 13, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. 3. submitted on May 27, 2022, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on July 1, 2007, by John Walker Guss of Hillsborough, North Carolina. 6. submitted on July 2, 2007, by John Walker Guss of Hillsborough, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.