Fort Fisher

USA / North Carolina / Kure Beach /
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 and today is known as Pleasure Island. Because of the roughness of the seas there, it was known as the Southern Gibraltar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fisher

Site of Famous Civil War Battle. www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm
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Coordinates:   33°58'20"N   77°55'5"W

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  • One of the last Confederate strongholds, guarding the mouth of the Cape Fear River and therefore guarding a key supply line. The strength of the fortifications surprised the Union forces, but they assembled superior manpower and overwhelmed the Confederate forces in a bloody battle. Wilmington fell soon after that, and it was all over but the shouting.
  • most of it was destroyed becuase it was made by natural stuff like sand and wood
  • I like to walk around out here. The kids love it.
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