Historical Marker

Battle of Forks Road

Seventeenth Street at Independence Boulevard in Wilmington · Wilmington · Columbus

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Fought, Feb. 20-21, 1865, between U.S. Colored Troops and Confederates. Last engagement before the fall of Wilmington. Earthworks 300 yds. N.E.

Location

AddressSeventeenth Street at Independence Boulevard in Wilmington
CityWilmington
CountyColumbus
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.274240, -79.041138

Sources

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