Fort Carroll
Fort Carroll is a 3.4-acre artificial island and abandoned hexagonal sea fort in the middle of the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore, Maryland. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.Photo: Jstuby, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: historic fort in Maryland, USA
- Also known as: “llmarti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Carroll Light and Fort Armistead.
Fort Carroll Light
Lighthouse
Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Carroll Light is a derelict lighthouse consisting of a short wooden tower on the walls of its namesake fortifications in the Patapsco River.
Fort Armistead
Fort
Fort Armistead was a United States Army coastal defense fort, active from 1901 to 1920, that defended Baltimore, Maryland. Fort Armistead is situated 1 mile southwest of Fort Carroll.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hawkins Point and Sparrows Point.
Hawkins Point
Quarter
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hawkins Point is a neighborhood in the South District of Baltimore, located at the southern tip of the city between Curtis Bay and the Anne Arundel County line and Thoms Cove. Hawkins Point is situated 2 miles west of Fort Carroll.
Sparrows Point
Suburb
Sparrows Point is an industrial area in unincorporated Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, adjacent to Edgemere. Named after Thomas Sparrow, landowner, it was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by Bethlehem Steel, known for steelmaking and shipbuilding. Sparrows Point is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Carroll.
Orchard Beach
Hamlet
Orchard Beach is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The community lies outside the Baltimore Beltway, approximately four miles from its nearest interchange. Orchard Beach is situated 3 miles south of Fort Carroll.
Fort Carroll
- Categories: sea fort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Carroll” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Carroll”
- French: “fort Carroll”
- Korean: “포트 캐럴”
- Spanish: “Fort Carrol Maryland”
- Spanish: “llmarti”
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