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A Word From the Executive Director/CEO, Paul Laird

Huge changes are coming to Fort Fisher State Historic Site. These changes are in the nature of improving the entire visitor experience. Friends of Fort Fisher led the development and now the implementation of the Fort Fisher Master Plan.

The current visitor center and museum has served the public well since opening in 1965; however, ever increasing visitors have made it clear that new larger facilities are required for the site and the Friends to achieve their public mission to preserve, educate and interpret this important National Historic Landmark.

The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Friends of Fort Fisher and the architectural firm of ClarkNexsen are designing a new visitor center and museum to better tell the epic story of Fort Fisher and those who were a part of that story. In addition, the Master Plan calls for reconstructing a key portion of the earthern fortification destroyed during WWII.

Concepts and cost estimates for the new facilities were unveiled at the Friends of Fort Fisher Annual Meeting on January 13, 2018 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Carolina Beach. Members were the first to see and hear the initial plans which will continue throughout 2018.

If you're not a member you can also help by joining the Friends of Fort Fisher and adding your voice to that of other supporters who value our heritage and historic sites. There are so many ways to become involved with The Friends of Fort Fisher, including a variety of volunteer opportunities.  Please see our contact information to become a member today!  Please support our State Historic Sites!

 
Friends of Fort Fisher Board of Directors

John M. Coble, Chairman (Wilmington, NC)
Dennis St. Andrew, Vice Chairman (Cary, NC)
Harry Parham, Treasurer (Wilmington, NC)
M. Tyrone Rowell, Secretary (Wilmington, NC)
Brig. Gen. (Ret) James Carper, Past Chair (Wilmington, NC)
Kyle Berzina (Wilmington, NC)
Edward Halloran, Ph.D. (Chapel Hill, NC)
James Johnson (Shallotte, NC)
Geoffrey Losee (Wilmington, NC)
Mike McCarley (Wilmington, NC)
Mark McLamb (Wilmington, NC)
Norm Melton (Wilmington, NC)
Brian Nunnally, Ph.D. (Apex, NC)
Don Saunders (Greensboro, NC)
David Rice (Wilmington, NC)
Richard Wallace (Kure Beach, NC)
Denis White (Wrightsville Beach, NC)
James Steele, III {ex officio} (Wilmington, NC)
Paul Laird, Executive Director/CEO {ex officio} (Leland, NC)
Tom Fagart, Special Liaison Friends of Elmira (NY) POW Camp (Concord, NC)
 


How can I get involved?

Become a member of the Friends of Fort Fisher!  By doing so, regular communication will keep members informed about site programs, needs and projects. Volunteer and special event opportunities abound at North Carolina’s most visited state historic site.

 


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