POINT PETER BATTERY AND THE WAR OF 1812 MEMORIAL MARKER
IN 1795 A CANNON BATTERY CONSTRUCTED ON POINT PETER PENINSULA BECAME THE FIRST SYSTEM OF U.S. COASTAL DEFENSES. DURING THE WAR OF 1812 A BRITISH FORCE OVERWHELMED 116 U.S. REGULARS, DESTROYING THE FORT.
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Listing Details
- AccessPublic
- Wars CommemoratedWAR OF 1812
- Type of MemorialWar Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
- Year Dedicated2008
- LocationSPINNAKER ROAD EAST OF NORTH RIVER
- City
- State
- Zip Code31558
- Photograph ByGREGORY GUDERIAN
- Submitted ByCOURTESY OF HMdb.org
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