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34777
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Typically, leatherback sea turtles nest on tropical beaches, but are now beginning to come further north and nest on the North Carolina shore. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and Cape Lookout National Seashore have both been recently made home for a few nesting leatherback turtles. It is still rare to see, with a total of 39 confirmed nests since 1966.
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28571
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Good fishing can be found at most of the state parks in North Carolina. The best places to fish, the type of fish stocked at each park, and the best times of year to fish are described for 12 state parks. The fishing at Lake Norman, New River, South Mountains, Jordan Lake, Kerr Lake, Morrow Mountain, Fort Fisher, Fort Macon, Merchants Millpond, Pettigrew, Hanging Rock, and Eno River State Parks are all detailed. Hanging Rock, Eno River, and Fort Macon are highlighted with anecdotes and advice from parks employees and local fishing experts.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 3, May-June 2017,
p4-9
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Fishing--North Carolina; Fishing, Recreational--North Carolina; State parks; Lake Norman; New River; South Mountains State Park; Jordan Lake; Morrow Mountain State Park; Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Eno River State Park; Fort Macon State Park (Carteret County); Merchants Millpond State Park (Gatesville); Pettigrew State Park; Hanging Rock State Park
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34449
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On December 24, 1864 the Union launched the largest American naval bombardment to date against forces at Fort Fisher in an attempt to seal the port of Wilmington. While successful in landing troops near the Fort, the expedition ultimately failed. Historically, Union General Benjamin Butler was blamed for the military failure. In the article, the author argues that it was not only Butler, but personal politics between Union commanders, that doomed their attempt to take Fort Fisher.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 93 Issue 1, January 2016,
p58-83, il, por, f
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37606
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Chronicled is Wilmington’s Fort Fisher on December 24th, 1864, and January 13th, 1865. Key players in the battles hinting the Confederacy’s end: Union Generals Sherman and Grant; Confederate Generals Lamb, Whiting, and Bragg. Factors contributing to the outcome were General Whiting’s garrison outnumbered 6 to 1 during the second assault and General Bragg’s belief in Fort Fisher’s invulnerability.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 7, December 2014,
p193-194, 196, 198, 200, 202, 204, por
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Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865; Fort Fisher (New Hanover County); Fort Fisher (New Hanover County)--Description and travel; Sherman, William T., 1820-1891; Grant, Ulysses S. ; Lamb, William, 1835-1909; Whiting, William Henry Chase, 1824-1865; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876; Terry, Alfred Howe; Porter, David D., 1813-1891; Civil War
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19482
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Going to the beach often means sun and sand, but at Fort Fisher, visitors can walk with history at the American Civil War fort.
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15910
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Fort Fisher Restoration Committee provided the necessary funds and energy to update Fort Fisher Historic Site, North Carolina's most visited site. June 1, 2002, new exhibits were dedicated which highlights the battle for Fort Fisher, one of the Civil War's final engagements between North and South. One exemplary piece, included installation of an interactive map through which visitors could track progress of battle.
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4893
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Fort Fisher, built twenty miles south of Wilmington on the Cape Fear River at the start of the Civil War, was the largest and strongest earthwork fort in the world. As the Union blockade slowly closed all Southern ports, the fort was vital in keeping the river open to allow blockade runners to bring in supplies. Several times the Union tried top capture it and failed. On January 15, 1865, Fort Fisher finally fell to an overwhelming Northern force. Over 2,000 men were killed or wounded during the battle.
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21302
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Major-General William H.C. Whiting was the district commander at Wilmington, and in 1864, General Braxton Bragg was sent to take over his duties. In January 1865, Union forces launched their attack on Fort Fisher and in a few days captured it. Pleasants examines two options that Bragg had that might have saved the fort and \"concluded that General Bragg was the major culprit behind the fiasco\" that cost the Confederates their coastal stronghold.
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In November, 1993, World War II veterans returned to Fort Fisher and the site of now-vanished Camp Davis, at Holly Ridge, to observe the fiftieth anniversary of their anti-aircraft and artillery training.
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19358
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On the southernmost tip of New Hanover County, a narrow strip of land bordered by the Cape Fear River on one side and that Atlantic on the other, holds the Confederate constructed Fort Fisher. Only the last battle took place over 125 years ago, Fort Fisher is still under attack, this time by the relentless bombarding of the sea and erosion that threatens to sink it into the ocean.
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35579
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The historic trail of Eastern NC, covering towns such as Fayetteville and Windsor, was a road with plenty of landmarks. Contained for the tourists’ consideration were many of the state’s acre bound treasures—over two thirds, according to the author. Examples of these historic properties were Charles B. Aycock’s birthplace and the James Iredell House.
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10847
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Colonel William Lamb assumed command of Ft. Fisher on July 4, 1862, a post he held until the fort's downfall in January of 1865. His first-hand account of those years was given in an address and published by the Wilmington Messenger in 1893. Summarized in the article, Lamb's address has also been reprinted recently by the Blockade Runner Museum in Carolina Beach.
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28199
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From 1907 to 1910, many politicians and Civil War veterans that served during the siege of Fort Fisher urged a Congressional subcommittee to allocate funds to provide for a national park to commemorate this decisive event in Civil War history.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 5 Issue 1, Nov 1961,
p4-5, il
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12812
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Work on a restoration project of Fort Fisher has started on a 180-acre tract of land, held by the state of North Carolina under lease from the Federal Government. Long range plans call for clearing the site, building a visitor center and museum, creating trails, erecting markers, and restoring several segments of the fort, such as gun mounts and underground magazines. Of critical importance to the Confederacy for protection of shipping in and out of Wilmington, Fort Fisher was subjected to the biggest naval bombardment of any land position in history, falling into Union control in 1865.
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28161
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Fort Fisher offers a unique example of military architecture and fortification. Called the “Malakoff of the South,” Fort Fisher had formidable defenses for a seaward assault, which helped in protecting Confederate blockade runners.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 4 Issue 1, Nov. 1960,
p5-6, map