Daylong living history demonstrations and programs are planned for Jan. 18 at the state historic site, which during the Civil War was crucial in the Confederacy’s defense of the Wilmington port.
Fort Fisher State Historic Site
Fort Fisher historic site to temporarily close for move
Fort Fisher State Historic Site will temporarily close to the public Tuesday while workers relocate exhibits, artifacts and offices to the site’s new visitor center.
Officials show off progress on new Fort Fisher visitor center
After more than a decade of planning and fundraising, construction is underway on the Fort Fisher State Historic Site’s new center that’s three times larger than the current building.
Fort Fisher to hold 158th anniversary commemoration
The living history program focused on artillery is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the state historic site.
Groundbreaking set for new visitor center, lab at Fort Fisher
The ceremony is at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the historic site.
Fort Fisher improvements, capital campaign on horizon
The $25.5 million project includes a new interpretive center for exhibits that’s nearly three times larger than the 1965 building in use today, as well as a conservation lab for the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Office of State Archaeology.
