Fort Benton (Patterson, Missouri)

Location3.5 mi. S of jct. of MO 67 and MO 34, Patterson, Missouri

Coordinates37°11′2″N 90°33′14″W / 37.18389°N 90.55389°W / 37.18389; -90.55389

Arealess than one acre

Built1863 (1863)

Fort Benton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3.5 mi. S of jct. of MO 67 and MO 34, Patterson, Missouri
Coordinates	37°11′2″N 90°33′14″W / 37.18389°N 90.55389°W / 37.18389; -90.55389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.	02000212[1]
Added to NRHP	October 21, 2002

Fort Benton, also known as Fort Hill, is a historic American Civil War fortification located near Patterson, Wayne County, Missouri. Its earthen walls measure approximately 100 feet by 100 feet. The fortification supported an encampment of Union troops stationed at Patterson to secure the area against local Confederate guerillas. It was also one of a string of fortifications designed protect Union Missouri from invasion from Confederate Arkansas.^{[2]: 5, 11}

Fort Benton was named after William Plummer Benton^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]