Fort Caswell Historic District
The Fort Caswell Historic District is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: historic district in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Caswell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hatch Auditorium and Oak Island Light.
Hatch Auditorium
Church
Hatch Auditorium is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The auditorium is situated next to the old Fort Caswell and faces the parade ground.
Oak Island Light
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean.
Bald Head Light
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river. Bald Head Light is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort Caswell Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caswell Beach and Southport.
Caswell Beach
Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census. Caswell Beach is situated 2 miles west of Fort Caswell Historic District.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as Southport.
Bald Head Island
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Bald Head Island is a 2 mi journey across the Cape Fear River from Southport, North Carolina and the site of Old Baldy, the state’s oldest standing lighthouse, circa 1817.
Fort Caswell Historic District
- Categories: historic district, artillery fort, and locality
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.8924° or 33° 53′ 33″ northLongitude
-78.02055° or 78° 1′ 14″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
8753VXRH+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 158570812OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Fort Caswell Historic District” goes by many names.
- French: “district historique de Fort Caswell”
- French: “District historique de Fort Caswell”
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