From the April 2, 2015, WRAL TV by Ben Steelman of the Wilmington Star-News.
"Big crowds at local historic sites for the 150th anniversary of regional Civil War battles have brought a sharp uptick in business to Southeastern North Carolina in 2015."
The weekend of Jan 17-18 which was the observance of the fall of Fort Fisher, there was bumper-to-bumper traffic from Carolina Beach to the fort's site in Kure Beach, a rarity during the off-season. There is a whole lot of traffic on US-421 which has its southern terminus at the "Rocks" by the fort's Battery Buchanan during the summer months.+
Local restaurants and hotels were booked. The official tally at the Fort Fisher site put 21,930 visitors for the two days The same event in 2014 drew 7500. Officials, however, believe they missed counting some so it probably is more.
--Old B-Runner
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