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18985
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Few people knew Robert Harrill well. In 1955, he left his Piedmont home and troubled life behind and hitchhiked to Carolina Beach. From there he walked down to Fort Fisher. He was 62 years old. For the following seventeen years he lived in an abandoned World War II artillery bunker in the middle of beaches and marshlands. His was a simpler life. Although he sought the life of a hermit, his fame grew and people visited, sometimes numbering 17,000 a year.
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32242
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After a failed marriage and unhappy with working, Robert Harrell decided to move onto state owned property at Fort Fisher, NC and live off the land. With an abandoned WWI pillbox as his shelter, Harrell lived primarily off of crabs and shellfish. With a popular following and ever-increasing number of visitors, Harrell has become one of the most popular attractions in NC.
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