From the June 16th Island Gazette "Open House at Fort Fisher Underwater Archaeology Branch June 27" by Super User.
I've already mentioned this in this blog, but the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) hosted a rare behind-the-scenes tour June 27th, the 150th anniversary of the loss of the blockade-runner Modern Greece, whose discovery in 1962 led to the founding of the unit. This ship was the first major runner lost in the Cape Fear River area.
That same day, a wayside sign was unveiled at the Fort Fisher North Gazebo, which is just inshore from the wreck of the Modern Greece.
On June 27, 1862, the Modern Greece ran aground right by Fort Fisher and was completely destroyed. The wreck was rediscovered in 1962 and thousands of artifacts removed from it.
Sure Would Have Liked to Have Been There. --Old B-R'er
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