Fort at Salisbury Point, Civil War coastal defense fort in Salisbury, United States.
The fort consisted of nine heavy gun earthwork structures positioned strategically at the mouth of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts.
Major Charles E. Blunt of the United States Army Corps of Engineers supervised the construction of this military installation between 1863 and 1865.
The 20th Unattached Company of Massachusetts militia maintained and operated the fort during the final months of the Civil War.
The fort's armament included three 8-inch Rodman guns, three 42-pounder rifles, three 30-pounder rifles, and one 12-pounder field gun.
Natural erosion processes gradually removed all physical traces of the fortification, which stood at the location of the former Revolutionary War Fort Nichols.
GPS coordinates: 42.81905,-70.82014
Latest update: March 8, 2025 21:32
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