The erosion continued and eventually Fort Hampton was swept into the sea. There is no exact record record of when it met its end. Local tradition has it disappearing virtually overnight during a summer storm. Regardless, it was definitely an early season hurricane on June 2-3, 1825, which finally did it in.
By February 1826, it was found that high tide had reaehed some 200 feet behind the fort's former location.
By 1834, the fort's site was entirely in the inlet.
The site of Fort Macon is roughly 1340 feet southwest of the site of the former Fort Hampton. Fort Macon itself was saved by the construction of brick and stone sea jetties.
A couple of iron objects have been found on the beach by Fort Macon which had typical hardware which would have been used at Fort Hampton.
--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.
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Showing posts with label Fort Macon NC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Macon NC. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
N.C.'s Fort Hampton-- Part 9: Facing a New Threat
By 1820, Fort Hampton had been completely abandoned by the federal government and now faced an even greater threat, the advance of the ocean. The sea was eroding Bogue Point.
By 1820-1821 engineers found that the hide tide mark was at the base of the parapet. But, Fort Hampton was ignored as the government was in the process of building its more permanent forts of the Third System. One was scheduled to be built at Bogue Point to replace Fort Hampton. That would be Fort Macon which still stands.
--Brock-Perry
By 1820-1821 engineers found that the hide tide mark was at the base of the parapet. But, Fort Hampton was ignored as the government was in the process of building its more permanent forts of the Third System. One was scheduled to be built at Bogue Point to replace Fort Hampton. That would be Fort Macon which still stands.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, June 12, 2015
North Carolina's Fort Hampton-- Part 2: Replaced By Fort Macon
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
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
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