Fort Morgan State Historic Site
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Fort Morgan State Historic Site is a 19th-century masonry fort and coastal defense landmark at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama, known for its role in the Civil War and as a popular historic and recreational destination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Morgan State Historic Site canonical | 2 |
| Fort Morgan (historic fort) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century masonry fort
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
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Forts in Alabama ⓘ Military and war museums in Alabama ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1819 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Baldwin County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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brick casemates ⓘ dry moat ⓘ lighthouse nearby ⓘ ravelins ⓘ water battery ⓘ |
| locatedAt | mouth of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Baldwin County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Dauphin Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| offers |
beach access
ⓘ
fishing access ⓘ guided tours ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ self-guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. coastal defense system ⓘ |
| shape | bastioned pentagonal fort ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Civil War operations
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Battle of Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Union siege of Fort Morgan in 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery emplacement
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harbor defense ⓘ military garrison ⓘ museum ⓘ recreational activities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Morgan (historic fort)