NC-B64 Fort Blanchard

Marker text: FORT BLANCHARD

Confederate earth fort mounting four guns. Smallest on Roanoke Island. Surrendered on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 300 yds. S.

North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 2006

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Location: US 64/264 near William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge, Manteo, Dare County, North Carolina

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