Record #:

3910

Author(s):

Ellis, Marshall

Abstract:

Built on Bogue Banks in the early 19th-century for coastal defense and to protect Beaufort harbor, Fort Macon fired its guns in anger only once -- during the Civil War. Today it is a 385-acre state park that attracts one million visitors annually.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 5, Oct 1998, p74-77,79-80,82, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Carteret County--Description and travel; Fort Macon State Park (Carteret County); Fort Macon (Carteret County)--History