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Fort Fisher State Historic Site, Kure Beach, NC

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Fort Fisher State Historic Site

A Civil War-era Confederate fort on North Carolina's coast that guarded the Wilmington port until Union forces captured it in 1865.

1610 Ft. Fisher Blvd. South, Kure Beach, NC 28449 · Kure Beach, NC

About Fort Fisher State Historic Site

This state historic site preserves the remains of a Confederate fort that kept the port of Wilmington open to blockade runners bringing supplies to Southern armies during the final stretch of the Civil War. Its loss to a large Union amphibious assault in January 1865 cut off a key supply route and contributed to the collapse of the Confederacy. Visitors can learn about that campaign and the strategic role the fort played on the Cape Fear coast. The site is located in Kure Beach, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River.

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