Fort Morgan Casemates
United States historic place in Gasque, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. Named for American Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan, it was built on the site of the earlier Fort Bowyer, an earthen and stockade-type fortification involved in the final land battles of the War of 1812. Construction was completed in 1834, and it received its first garrison in March of the same year.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Western terminus of AL 180, Gasque vicinity, AL |
| County | Baldwin County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000146 |
| Architect | Simon Bernard |
| Type of place | military museum, artillery fort |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 1 site |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Western terminus of AL 180, Gasque, AL |
| Coordinates | 30.2282° N, 88.0230° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Gulf Islands National Seashore · 48 miles · on Park Atlas |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Baldwin County
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Public land around it
| Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 4 miles away7,329 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Baldwin County
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Alabama
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Fort Morgan Casemates listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Fort Morgan Casemates?
Simon Bernard.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Fort Morgan Casemates?
Yes. Fort Morgan Casemates is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Fort Morgan Casemates?
Western terminus of AL 180, Gasque vicinity, Baldwin County, Alabama. The nearest national park unit is Gulf Islands National Seashore, 48 miles away.
Source: Gulf Islands National Seashore
What does the Fort Morgan Casemates listing include?
The listing counts 3 contributing resources. Those are 2 buildings and 1 site. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Fort Morgan Casemates?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Fort Morgan Casemates?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000146. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.