Fort Dobbs (North Carolina)
Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense during and after the French and Indian War, the fort was built to protect the British settlers of the western portion of what was then Rowan County, and served as a vital outpost for soldiers, traders, and colonial officials. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a palisade and moat. It was intended to provide protection against Cherokee, Catawba, Shawnee, Delaware and French raids into North Carolina.
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Fort Dobbs (North Carolina)
Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense during and after the French and Indian War, the fort was built to protect the British settlers of the western portion of what was then Rowan County, and served as a vital outpost for soldiers, traders, and colonial officials. Fort Dobbs' primary structure was a blockhouse with log walls, surrounded by a palisade and moat. It was intended to provide protection against Cherokee, Catawba, Shawnee, Delaware and French raids into North Carolina.
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Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century ...... for the fort's reconstruction.
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Fort Dobbs était un fort du XV ...... f Historic Places depuis 1970.
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A 1770 map depicting the location of Fort Dobbs in North Carolina.
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Detail of a 1770 map of North ...... Catawba Rivers, and Salisbury.
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The fort is located approximately 3 miles north of Statesville, North Carolina
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Fort Dobbs was an 18th-century ...... nch raids into North Carolina.
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Fort Dobbs était un fort du XV ...... Français en Caroline du Nord.
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Fort Dobbs (North Carolina)
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Fort Dobbs
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