Fort Morton area

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The Fort Morton area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia that showcases Union fortifications and siege lines from the American Civil War.

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Fort Morton 1
Fort Morton area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield area
historic site
category American Civil War sites in Virginia
Military history of the United States
Protected areas of Virginia
country United States
endTime 1865
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Battlefield
hasNameOrigin Fort Morton
linked to: Fort Morton area
hasPart Union fortifications
artillery positions
earthworks
interpretive signs
interpretive trails
overlooks of Confederate lines
rifle pits
siege lines
locatedIn Petersburg, Virginia
United States
Virginia
locatedNear Confederate fortifications at Petersburg
Crater area of Petersburg National Battlefield
locatedOn Union siege line around Petersburg
managedBy National Park Service
openToPublic true
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Petersburg National Battlefield
preserves Civil War-era landscape
Union defensive works
significantEvent American Civil War
Siege of Petersburg
startTime 1864
subjectOf Civil War battlefield interpretation
National Park Service educational programs
terrainFeature man-made earthworks
open fields
wooded areas
timePeriod American Civil War
tourism heritage tourism
military history tourism
usedFor Union artillery operations
Union siege operations

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Petersburg National Battlefield hasPart Fort Morton area
Fort Morton area hasNameOrigin Fort Morton
linked to: Fort Morton area