Friends of Fort Fisher and Guests Invited to Sneak Preview of New Exhibit

The Friends of Fort Fisher (FoFF) has released this message to members.

On Wednesday, January 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., FoFF and guests will get a sneak preview of the new exhibit at the Fort Fisher Museum "Federal Point Lighthouses."

RSVP is needed if you're a member.

From 1817 to 1880 there were three lighthouses on Federal Point,  None of them remain standing today.  Two were destroyed by fire and one destroyed during the Civil War.

Becky Sawyer, the Fort Fisher State Historic Site collection manager will present  "When In Five Fathoms Water:  The Federal Point Lighthouses."

The exhibit showcases artifacts from a 1963 Stan South archaeological dig at the lighthouse keeper's cottage and a 2009 archaeological dig of the 1837 Federal Point Lighthouse.  These artifacts have never been displayed before.

Sawyer has a MA in public history from UNC-Wilmington.

--Old B-R'er