Alabama Coastal Connection - Fort Morgan - Alabama.
N 30° 13.805 W 088° 01.408
16R E 401514 N 3344723
Fort Morgan is a historic masonry star shaped fort - located on the Alabama Coastal Connection Scenic Highway, at the tip of Mobile Point, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMWWQV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2017
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Fort Morgan is a historic masonry star fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. Some scholars regard it as "one of the finest examples of military architecture in the New World." The post was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan. Construction was completed in 1834 and it received its first garrison in March of the same year.
Fort Morgan is at the tip of Mobile Point at the western terminus of State Route 180 (Alabama). It and Dauphin Island, on which Fort Gaines is situated, enclose Mobile Bay. The Alabama Historical Commission maintains the site.
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Program: US State Program
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Official Name: Alabamas Coastal Connection - Scenic Byway
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