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Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina , from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River 's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point or Confederate Point and ...
On one of the traverses of Fort Fisher after its capture p. 269. Date: published 1911: Source: The Photographic History of The Civil War in Ten Volumes: Volume Five, Forts and Artillery. The Review of Reviews Co., New York. 1911. Author: Berean Hunter
The Fort Fisher visitor center was built in the middle of the landing strip, and the north end of the landing strip was paved for the visitor center parking lot. The outline of the original landing strip is still clearly visible, especially when viewed from aerial photos.
The current visitor center, located at 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd., was built to accommodate 25,000 people a year, according to a Nov. 7, 2022, StarNews article. The new visitor center will accommodate ...
Record group: Record Group 165: Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952 (National Archives Identifier: 494)Series: "Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War," by Alexander Gardner, compiled ca. 1861 - ca. 1865 (National Archives Identifier: 533274)
The Fort Fisher State Historic Site will temporarily close beginning Tuesday, April 16, while workers relocate exhibits, artifacts and staff offices to the new facility, according to a news ...
Seconde bataille de fort Fisher; Metadata. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
Robert E. Harrill, or Harrell (February 2, 1893 – June 4, 1972), was an American man also known as the Fort Fisher Hermit. He became a hermit in 1955, at the age of 62, having hitchhiked to Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast from Morganton , North Carolina .