Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Fisher Since 1865
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
1. Fisher Since 1865 Marker
Erected by Fort Fisher State Historic Site. (Marker Number 12.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • War, World II.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 33° 58.254′ N, 77° 55.127′ W. Marker was in Kure Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It could be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. This marker was located along the quarter-mile tour trail at Fort Fisher State Historic Site. It was replaced with a different marker in 2015. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard South, Kure Beach NC 28449, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Our Occupation Of The Fort, Was Not Equivalent To Its Possession. (here, next to this marker); After Taking Fort Fisher, I Think Our Troops Could Storm Hell Itself. (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Fisher (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Battle Of Fort Fisher - December, 1864: A "Fiasco"
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Other markers no longer nearby. Capture! (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); A Trophy of War (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Fishers Armstrong Cannon (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); History Trail (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Blockade-Running (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Union Fiasco - The First Battle (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. On the upper left is a photo with the caption, "The basic structure of the fort survived into the 1920s."
On the upper right is a photo with the caption, "Despite beach erosion most of the earthworks were intact about
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
2. View toward the Atlantic (facing northeast)
On the lower left is a photo with the caption, "Fort Fisher was an active military post again in World War II, when an airstrip was built across part of the original landface."
On the lower right is a photo with the caption, "A hurricane in 1946 washed away parts of the fort and a highway. Significant erosion continued until 1995, when a stone revetment was constructed along the seashore."
Also see . . . Fort Fisher. North Carolina Historic Sites (Submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
