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Fort Nonsense, Virginia

Not to be confused with Fort Nonsense (Morristown, New Jersey).

Fort Nonsense, Virginia
historical park
Entrance to Fort Nonsense Historical Park
Entrance to Fort Nonsense Historical Park
Fort Nonsense, Virginia is located in Virginia
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Fort Nonsense, Virginia is located in the United States
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°27′54″N 76°26′42″W / 37.46500°N 76.44500°W / 37.46500; -76.44500
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMathews
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code804
GNIS feature ID1499440[1]

Fort Nonsense is an historical park in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Fort Nonsense is located at the junction of Virginia Route 3 and Virginia Route 14, around 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Gloucester. Historical markers on site say it was built using slave labor by Confederate forces during the Civil War to help protect Richmond from the threat of Union forces landing from ships. However, Union forces that kept control of Gloucester, Virginia which is located northwest of the fort (so between Richmond and the fort), were the only troops to threaten the fort's area. Since Gloucester-based Union troops could attack the fort's rear and since the fort's defenses pointed in the wrong direction, the site came to be called locally "Fort Nonsense."[2] The local historical society, the county, and the state's department of transportation share responsibility for the park —which has trails among traces of earthworks and some interpretive signage.[2]


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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Nonsense, Virginia
  2. ^ a b Historical Society, Mathews County. "Fort Nonsense Historical Park". MathewsCountyHistoricalSociety.org. Mathews County Historical Society. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Fort Nonsense Historical Park".


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