Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will offer a glimpse of the harrowing days of the Anglo-Cherokee War on March 1 with a living-history commemoration.
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On Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., Bennett Place State Historic Site will host a free lecture with local historian Ernest Dollar entitled “Jublio: Moments of Freedom, 1865.”
Historic Halifax State Historic Site will mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s historic visit to the town with special programming on Thursday, Feb. 27.
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will commemorate the 160th anniversary of Fort Anderson's capture by U.S. forces in 1865. The site will host two public events, starting with a free day of living history.
The State Capitol will bring back a popular walking tour series centered on protest and civil rights in downtown Raleigh to commemorate Black History Month.
On Saturday, Jan. 18, the sound of cannons and muskets will once again ring out at Fort Fisher State Historic Site. The event will mark the 160th anniversary of the fort’s capture by U.S. forces in January 1865.
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has received a $75,000 award through a grant from the PNC Foundation to Friends of Fort Fisher.
The grounds and visitors center at Vance Birthplace State Historic Site will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 10, more than two months after the site was closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The site will resume regular operating hours, which are Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites has been awarded $114,500 to acquire five acres of land adjacent to the Fort Dobbs State Historic Site.
The Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site will reopen to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 10, more than two months after the site was forced to close in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.