but most of the front wall facing the river has eroded away. It is now the property of Isle of Wight County, and is a public park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its archaeological potential. See also Fort Huger Seacoast defense in the United States List of coastal fortifications of the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Citations References Painter, Floyd. Ed. The Legend History and Archaeology of Fort Boykin in Virginia. The Chesopeian Archeological Association, Norfolk, Va. 1982. Gaines, W. Craig. Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. Louisiana State University Press. 2008. King, Helen Haverty. Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Donning and Company, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 1993. Wills, Brian Steel. The War Hits Home: The Civil War in Southeastern Virginia. The University Press of Virginia. 2001. External links Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation website Boykin National Register of Historic Places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia Boykin Parks in Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1623 establishments in Virginia American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places