Fort Hancock
Inscription
Erected in 1778 by Le
Chevalier de Cambray & Capt.
de Cottineau to protect Cape
Lookout Bay. Dismantled,
1780. Site four miles south.
Location
AddressSR 1335 (Harkers Island Road) at Shell Point
CityHarkers Island
CountyCarteret
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.685050, -76.527930
Sources
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