National Register of Historic Places

Fort Mitchel

Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina
Listed
June 5, 2017
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
100001036

About this property

Fort Mitchel is an American Civil War fortification at 65 Skull Creek Drive in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The fort was built in 1861 by Union Army forces as part of the defenses of a coaling station and ship maintenance facility at Seabrook Landing. It was named for Brigadier General Ormsby M. Mitchel, and is a rare surviving example of a semi-permanent fortification built by the Union in the South Carolina Low Country. The fort site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Today, it is an historic site that is open to the public. National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Location

65 Skull Creek Dr.
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina
32.24309, -80.74427

Categories

MILITARYENGINEERING
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was Fort Mitchel listed on the National Register?

Fort Mitchel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Fort Mitchel?

Fort Mitchel is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Mitchel?

The period of significance for Fort Mitchel is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1861.

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