Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a 287-acre North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Kure Beach, North Carolina, it includes Fort Fisher, site of a major naval engagement during the American Civil War.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Fisher.
Fort Fisher
Museum
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kure Beach and Carolina Beach.
Kure Beach
Photo: Jeremy Markovich, CC BY 2.0.
Kure Beach is a beach town near Wilmington, North Carolina – "nice, slow-mo and conservative" in the words of its former mayor.
Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach is a beach town just south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The eastern side of the town is an ordinary built-up beach community, a popular summer destination for students and other beachgoers.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as Southport.
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Description: State recreation area in North Carolina, United States
- Category: recreation area
- Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.95833° or 33° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.92917° or 77° 55′ 45″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8754X35C+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 357813338OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Fort Fisher State Recreation Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Fisher State Recreation Area”
- Russian: “Форт-Фишер (зона отдыха штата)”
- Russian: “Форт-Фишер”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sheephead Rock and Hanby Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
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