Bill Seeks $7.5 Million for Fort Fisher-- Part 1: New 20,000 Square Foot Visitor Center

From the February 16, 2019, Winston-Salem (NC) Journal  "Bill seeks $7.5 million for final piece of Fort Fisher project. (Tribune News Service)

The bill was introduced last week by New Hanover County Representative Ted Davis (R-New Hanover).  Also Representative Deb Butler (D-New Hanover) sponsor.

It is House Bill 44 and provides $7.5 million for a new visitors center and $500,000 on the grounds of the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch (on the grounds of Fort Fisher).

The new visitors center will be 20,000 square feet and will include improvements to the parking lot and expanded earthworks.  Fort Fisher is the most heavily attended state historic site.  In the 2017-2018 fiscal year some 900,000 visitors came to the fort.

--Old B-R'er