The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to offer for a second consecutive summer, guided tours of Arsenal Park on Fridays at 2:00 pm, through August 14. The tour will be available free of charge. The site of the Fayetteville Arsenal was commissioned in 1838 by the federal government to manufacture and store arms. Seized by the Confederacy during the Civil War, the arsenal complex eventually encompassed more than 100 acres at the top of Haymount Hill. The facility was destroyed by Union troops under the command of William T. Sherman in March of 1865, 150 years ago.
Also for a second consecutive summer, volunteer intern Ben Herndon will be conducting the walking tours. Ben graduated from Liberty Christian Academy in Hope Mills and will be a freshman in the fall at NC State University. He has a passion for history. Beginning at 1:00 pm prior to each tour, he will be greeting visitors in the Civil War gallery on the 2nd floor of the Museum of the Cape Fear where they can view artifacts from the Arsenal including the museum’s collection of Fayetteville Rifles.
For more information about the museum, go to www.ncdcr.gov/ncmcf.