Union Earthworks

Union Earthworks is a North Carolina historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1961.

Fort Williams Street in Plymouth

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The main line of Union defenses during the Battle of Plymouth, April 17-20, 1864, was built across the road at this point.

TodayHistorical map

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

1818 · North Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1846 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1846) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1863 · Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to Savannah harbor, and… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1891 · (Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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This marker is part of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, run by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources jointly with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Marker texts and locations are the program's own, as the Department publishes them.

Union Earthworks

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