NC Gazetteer

Fort Macon

Also known as: Fort Dobbs, Fort Hampton
A historical site in Carteret County
… built 1826-34 on the E end of Bogue Banks, S Carteret County, to protect Beaufort Inlet. Replaced the earlier Fort Hampton and Fort Dobbs. Now a state park, est. 1924 on 390 acres. Historical museum maintained inside the brick fort; swimming, fishing, hiking, nature study. Site of Civil War battle.