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Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, AL
Summary
Significance: Primary fortification at mouth of Mobile Bay and one of major works in 19th c. U.S. coastal defense system. Seized by Confederate forces during Civil War; besieged and recaptured by U.S. forces Aug. 5-23, 1864; used as training base during Spanish-American War. Reactivated as coastal artillery training post and naval base during World War II.
Survey number: HABS AL-101
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000146
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
alabama, 30.22805, -88.02292
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
