North Carolina Civil War Shipwrecks Talk This Weekend

From the June 28, 2018, WWAY Wilmington, N.C., ABC  "Museum offering program on Civil War shipwrecks off North Carolina coast."  Marissa Yoder.

The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History is presenting "Shipwreck: Civil War Wrecks Off Our Coast" this Saturday at 4 p.m..

North Carolina is the home to more Civil War wrecks than any other state mostly because of the port of Wilmington which was a major hub of blockade running.

This program will offer a hands-on interactive experience with real artifacts from the shipwrecks and is free.

John Morris, the head of the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch at Fort Fisher will present it.  he has more than 28 years experience diving on the wrecks.

--Old B-Runner