Fort Huger | |
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| Location | Approx. 50 yds from jct. of Old Machlesfield Rd. and Macklesfield Ct., near Smithfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°06′35″N 76°39′34″W / 37.10972°N 76.65944°W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000320[1] |
| VLR No. | 046-0037 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 16, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2007[2] |
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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Bogart, Charles H. (Fall 2019). "Three Virginia Confederate Forts". Coast Defense Study Group Newsletter. Mclean, Virginia: CDSG Press.