Near Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Fisher

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Fort Fisher Marker

Inscription.
Built by Confederacy. Its fall, Jan. 15, 1865, closed Wilmington, last important southern port for blockade running.

Erected 1992 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1820.

Location. 33° 58.232′ N, 77° 55.099′ W. Marker is near Kure Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) and Battle Acre Road, on the right when traveling south on Fort Fisher Boulevard South. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kure Beach NC 28449, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: Our Occupation Of The Fort, Was Not Equivalent To Its Possession. (within shouting distance of this marker); W.H.C. Whiting (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Fisher (within shouting distance of this marker); After Taking Fort Fisher, I Think Our Troops Could Storm Hell Itself. (about 300 feet away); 1st Battle Of Fort Fisher - December, 1864: A "Fiasco" (about 400 feet away); A Desolate Spit Of Land (about 400 feet away); …A Light House And Dwelling House At Federal Point

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(about 400 feet away); Fort Fisher Monument (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kure Beach.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Fisher Since 1865 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Trophy of War (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); Fort Fisher’s Armstrong Cannon (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Blockade-Running (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Capture! (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); History Trail (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Fort Fisher. North Carolina Historic Sites (Submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Fort Fisher Marker (facing northwest) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. Fort Fisher Marker (facing northwest)

Fort Fisher Marker (facing northeast) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

3. Fort Fisher Marker (facing northeast)

Fort Fisher's landface (east of US 421) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

4. Fort Fisher's landface (east of US 421)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,299 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.