NRHP Reference # 11000371 | Added to NRHP 15 June 2011 | |
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Nearest city Hilton Head, South Carolina Address 160 Beach City Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday7AM–9PMWednesday7AM–9PMThursday7AM–9PMFriday7AM–9PMSaturday7AM–9PMSunday7AM–9PMMonday7AM–9PM Similar Fort Mitchel, Hilton Head Range R, Fish Haul Creek Park, Mitchellville Beach Park, Stoney‑Baynard Plantation | ||
Fort Howell, named in honor of Brigadier General Joshua B. Howell, is located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Its primary function was to protect Mitchelville, a freedmen's town located to its east. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 2011.
It is an earthworks fort built in 1864 during the American Civil War by the 32nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment (Union) from Pennsylvania. The fort covers approximately 3 acres of land once part of the plantation of William Pope.
Today, it is an historic site that is open to the public.
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