Inscription
Topsail Battery
Confederate breastworks were constructed in this vicinity in 1862 to protect Wilmington from an attack from the north and for coastal defense.
Details
| HM Number | HM1GMD |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | Civil War |
| Historical Place | Military Installation |
| Marker Type | Historic Structure |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Commemmorative Marker |
| Marker Number | D 100 |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | North Carolina Office of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition |   6 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 11:29am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 249465 N 3804975 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.35585000, -77.72398333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 21.351', W 77° 43.439' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 21' 21.0600" N, 77° 43' 26.3400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 910 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 13578 US-17, Hampstead NC 28443, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
I have a property near the marker with much better preserved "Topsail Battery" mounds visable from the road. I would like to post a marker on my property. Does anyone know how to get permission & a marker sign?
Mar 18, 2017 at 12:20pm PDT by kaspian3515
Maintenance Issues
- Is this marker part of a series?
- This marker needs at least one picture.
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