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Mapping Fort Holmes: A Search for Confederate Ruins at Bald Head

Record #:
21693
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Abstract:
Through the use of a variety of 19th century maps and cartographic materials, the exact location of Fort Holmes, a Confederate stronghold that protected the mouth of the Cape Fear River, has been determined. Though only a small section of wall is visible, the historic site has been designated by historical markers.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 83 Issue 4, Oct 2006, p411-446 , il, map, f