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.

Civil War fort on Roanoke Island, Dare County.

Civil War fort on the Newport River, E Carteret County opposite town of Newport.

a Confederate fort at Rainbow Banks, NW Martin County. Built to prevent Union gunboats from going up the Roanoke River to Weldon to attack the railroad bridge. Earthworks remain.

rises in NW Bertie County and flows N into Hertford County where it enters Ahoskie Creek.

S Cherokee County, military installation where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.

S Cherokee County S of Right Prong Martin Creek and W of Martin Creek. Named for the fort near the present town of Murphy, which see, where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered the Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.

on the SE tip of Oak Island in SE Brunswick County. Begun by United States in 1826; seized by North Carolina troops in 1861 and abandoned by Confederates in 1865. Used also in Spanish-American War and both world wars. Well-preserved remains now in Baptist summer camp area.

Civil War fort on Cape Hatteras 1 mi. up the beach from Hatteras Inlet. It was laid out by William B. Thompson and construction started about July 1861.

rises in W Granville County and flows NE into Tar River. Shown on modern maps as Ford Creek.