Fort Huger

Talcott Terrace, Smithfield, Virginia. County/parish: Isle Of Wight.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 2008. NRIS 08000320.

2 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • 44IW0204
  • Sites 44IW0065 &amp
  • VDHR File 046-0037

From Wikipedia:

Fort Huger

Fort Huger is a historic archaeological site located near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The site is the location of an abandoned American Civil War fort on the south side of the James River across from Fort Eustis/Mulberry Point. It was named for Major General Benjamin Huger, commander of the Confederate States Army's Department of Norfolk at the time it was built. Fort Huger was an integral part of the Confederate Army's James River defenses in late summer 1861 through spring 1862.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681350

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