Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a park in New Hanover, North Carolina which is located on Loggerhead Road. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is situated nearby to the nature reserve Wrc Federal Point Access Area.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Fort Fisher is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fort Fisher State Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kure Beach and Southport.
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.
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.
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.
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Address: 1000 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449
- Category: recreation area
- Location: New Hanover, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.95323° or 33° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
-77.92776° or 77° 55′ 40″ westOpen location code
8754X33C+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 38583405OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
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