Fort Carroll

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Fort Carroll is a 19th-century artificial island fortification in the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland, built for coastal defense and now largely abandoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial island
coastal fortification
sea fort
access only by boat
administeredBy United States Army Corps of Engineers
builtFor coastal defense
builtInCentury 19th century
constructionBegan 1848
country United States
currentUse bird habitat
unused military installation
designedBy Robert E. Lee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
elevation approximately 0 meters above sea level
garrisonedBy United States Army
United States Coast Artillery Corps
hasCondition deteriorated
overgrown with vegetation
hasFeature casemates
lighthouse
masonry walls
parade ground
hasHazard restricted access
structural instability
hasMaterial brick
concrete (later modifications)
stone
hasStructureType Third System coastal fort
locatedIn Patapsco River
locatedInMetropolitanArea Baltimore metropolitan area
locatedNear Baltimore, Maryland
namedAfter Charles Carroll of Carrollton
nearbyCity Baltimore
notableFor artificial island construction
obsolete coastal defense design
ownership United States federal government
linked to: Federal government
partOf Harbor defenses of Baltimore
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
shape hexagonal
state Maryland
status abandoned
uninhabited
surroundedBy water
usedDuring American Civil War
World War I
World War II
waterBody Baltimore Harbor
Chesapeake Bay (via Patapsco River)

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