NC Gazetteer

Fort Barnwell

A community in Craven County
… community in NW Craven County. Alt. 40. Settled about 1800. Named for Fort Barnwell, constructed by Col. John Barnwell of South Carolina in a campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April 1712. Remains of the fort are on a bluff overlooking the Neuse River 2 mi. NE of the community.