Fort Hampton was built between 1808 and 1809 and guarded Beaufort Inlet during the War of 1812. There was no action that took place as the British elected not to attack Beaufort, the port which the fort protected. It was garrisoned off and on until 1821.
Shore erosion and the Hurricane of 1825 swept the fort into Beaufort Inlet by 1826.
Today's Fort Macon replaced Fort Hampton. Work on it began near Fort Hampton's site in 1821 and it was garrisoned by 1834. Fort Macon and Hampton both protected the port of Beaufort, N.C., the state's only deep water port.
Robert E. Lee engineered a system of erosion control for Fort Macon in the 1840s.
The More You Know. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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