Four new historic districts and 19 properties across the state, five of which are on the coast, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Webinar to explore historic records of ethnic groups in NC
North Carolina State Archives’ staff plan to explore during an hourlong webinar the historic records of various ethnic groups coming to North Carolina from the late 19th century to the present.
Halifax to mark colonies’ first big step toward independence
Historic Halifax State Historic Site is commemorating Friday through Sunday the 250-year anniversary of North Carolina taking the first official action of any colony to call for independence of British rule.
Rogers to serve as Jockey’s Ridge State Park superintendent
N.C. Parks and Recreation has selected Steve Rogers as the next superintendent for the Dare County destination featuring the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic coast.
Coast Guard’s 235 years topic of next ‘History for Lunch’
The noon April 22 “History for Lunch” at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City will feature the history of the U.S. Coast Guard along the North Carolina coast.
State historical marker to honor Revolutionary War soldier
A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated in honor of Zachariah Jacobs, a free-born African American Patriot who served in multiple regiments during the Revolutionary War.
Somerset Place to recognize Women’s History Month
Somerset Place is commemorating Women’s History Month with special tours highlighting the contributions that enslaved and free women made to the development, maintenance, and infrastructure of the 18th century plantation.
Patriots of the American Revolution plaque dedication set
The Daughters of the American Revolution Wilmington chapter is hosting a plaque dedication at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, at USS North Carolina’s Battleship Park in Wilmington.
Maritime Museums resume field programs at Beaufort site
The museum offers three field programs, two of which take participants to local barrier islands and through the various habitats found just off the Beaufort mainland, and the third program is a kayaking experience through the salt marsh.
Port plan would have ‘significant adverse impacts’: DCM
N.C. Division of Coastal Management objected to the proposed Wilmington Harbor project to deepen and widen the channel, stating that the Army Corps of Engineers’ review of the project fails to fully evaluate potential impacts to the environment, people and historic and cultural resources.
Fort Fisher Historic Site to resume summer artillery program
The program June 21 at the site in Kure Beach will feature 19th-century artillery demonstrations, living history and displays.
Fort Fisher to mark 160th anniversary of US forces’ capture
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.
Legislature to revisit significant archaeological resources
Sen. Norm Sanderson last week vowed to again take up measures to deal “with all the archaeological situations that we have in North Carolina that have kind of sprung up on us recently.”
Natural, cultural resources department celebrates 50 years
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is celebrating this year its 50th anniversary as a state cabinet-level agency with events and online content.
Hamilton to Lead Natural, Cultural Resources
Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday named Rep. Susi Hamilton, a Wilmington Democrat, to lead the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
