Fort Fisher - Wikipedia
Coordinates: 33°58′18″N 77°55′10″W. 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.
Fort Fisher | NC Historic Sites
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area - North Carolina State Parks
Located in New Hanover County 18 miles south of Wilmington, Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is the only park in the system that allows four-wheel-drive beach access, making it popular for surf fishing. Warm weather months bring loggerhead sea turtles to nest along the park's sandy shores.
NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher - North Carolina Aquariums
1 day ago · Make connections with the natural world at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, and see why visitors vote the Aquarium a top regional and national attraction each year.
Plan Your Visit | NC Historic Sites - NC.gov
Fort Fisher. Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept North Carolina's port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland.
Fort Fisher’s New Visitor Center to Open to the Public Oct. 30
Oct 23, 2024 · A little more than two years after construction began and local flooding delayed the opening, the new visitor center at Fort Fisher State Historic Site will open to the public Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area - Wikipedia
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a 287-acre (1.16 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Kure Beach, North Carolina, it includes Fort Fisher, site of a major naval engagement during the American Civil War.
Fort Fisher - North Carolina History
Fort Fisher. Until its capture by the Union army in 1865, Fort Fisher was the largest earthwork fortification in the world. The “Gibraltar of the South” protected the port of Wilmington and ensured that the Confederacy had at least one “lifeline” until the last few months of the Civil War.
History | NC Historic Sites
Massive and powerful, Fort Fisher kept Federal blockading ships at a distance from the Cape Fear River, protecting Wilmington from attack and ensuring relatively safe passage for Confederate naval travel.
Fort Fisher State Historic Site Kure Beach NC - Visit North Carolina
Site of Civil War's largest amphibious (land and water) battle, the remaining portion of the gigantic Fort Fisher earthworks, along with a restored palisade fence and impressive seacoast gun, sits near the Visitors Center.