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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1818/00/00 Simon Bernard Engineer 1818 the US awards Benjamin Hopkins of Vermont the contract to build masonry fort, design by Simon Bernard, on Mobile Point. Mr Hopkins dies of yellow fever in 1835.
1861/00/00 Col Joseph Benajah Bibb Confederate Commander Joseph Benajah Bibb enlist in the Confederate States Army and serves in as Captain of the Minute Men at Fort Morgan. Bibb will rise to the rank of Lt Col of the 23rd Infantry Regiment.
1864/08/05 David Farragut Union Commander Union Rear Admiral David Farragut battles Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan at the entrance to Mobile Bay. Battle of Mobile Bay

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Particulars for Fort Morgan:
Historic Use Battle site
Sight Category Building
Structure Type Fortification
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Owner State



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Fort Morgan
Registry Address: Western terminus of AL 180
Registry Number: 66000146
Resource Type: Building
Owner: State
Architect: Bernard,Simone
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 250
Contributing Buildings: 2
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military
Applicable Criteria: Event
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1864
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Fortification, Battle site
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park

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