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Fort Mitchel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	65 Skill Creek Dr., Hilton Head, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°14′36″N 80°44′37″W / 32.24333°N 80.74361°W / 32.24333; -80.74361
Built	1861
NRHP reference No.	100001036
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2017

Fort Mitchel is an American Civil War fortification at 65 Skull Creek Drive in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

History

The fort was built in 1861 by Union Army forces as part of the defenses of a coaling station and ship maintenance facility at Seabrook Landing. It was named for Brigadier General Ormsby M. Mitchel, and is a rare surviving example of a semi-permanent fortification built by the Union in the South Carolina Low Country.

The fort site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Today, it is an historic site that is open to the public.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, South Carolina

References

1. "Historic Preservation News and Notes, August 23, 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-06.

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