The Federal Point Lighthouses
One never needs a reason to visit the Fort Fisher State Historic Site, but as of January there’s another one. They have opened a new exhibit featuring the three Federal Point Lighthouses.
From 1817-1880, a series of three lighthouses guided mariners through the hazards at New Inlet, but none stand today. Two were destroyed by fire and one fell victim to the Civil War.
Fort Fisher State Historic Site collections manager and exhibit coordinator, Becky Sawyer, developed this exhibit.
The exhibit itself will showcase artifacts from the 1963 Stanley South archaeological dig of the lighthouse keeper’s cottage and the 2009 archaeological dig of the 1837 Federal Point Lighthouse.
These artifacts have never been on display until now! Sawyer holds her MA in public history from UNCW and has over 20 years of Civil War experience.