The 2017 Friends of Fort Fisher (to which I belong) Descendants Reunion and Annual Meeting will be held this Saturday, January 14, at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, as a prelude to the events I mentioned in the previous post at the Fort Fisher State Historic Site in nearby Kure Beach.
Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, author of many Fort Fisher books, will speak at 8:45 a.m. at the hotel's Cape Fear Room.
Then, several Fort Fisher descendants will speak about their ancestor's military service.
Again, I sure wish I could be there. And, this year i will be closer than ever before, about 50 miles away at Topsial Beach, N.C.. where my family will be moving items out of my mom's beach condo in preparation to sell it.
Well, Maybe Next Year. --Old B-R'er
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Some More on the Grand Hotel
It was built in 1847 by F.H. Chamberlain and stood two stories high featuring 40 rooms, a kitchen, dining room and a full-service bar called The Texas. It was located (and still is) on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, about half way from the entrance to the city.
During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for Confederate soldiers and there are 150 of their graves at Confederate Rest Cemetery at the hotel's Azalea Golf Course.
It reopened to the public in 1869.
A fire burned most of it down a few years later.
A Lot of Unaffordable History for Me. --Old B-Runner
During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for Confederate soldiers and there are 150 of their graves at Confederate Rest Cemetery at the hotel's Azalea Golf Course.
It reopened to the public in 1869.
A fire burned most of it down a few years later.
A Lot of Unaffordable History for Me. --Old B-Runner
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Grand Hotel at Point Clear, Alabama's Civil War Heritage
They even offer a Civil War Stay Package for $239. Too expensive for me.
This hotel, when it was the Point Clear Hotel, was fired upon by Union Admiral Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay. A hole in the wall caused by a cannonball was discovered during recent renovation. next to the hole was a note saying "Compliments of Admiral Farragut."
More than 300 Confederate soldiers died here while it was a Civil War hospital and are buried at Confederate Rest on the grounds.
The hotel was first built in 1847. During World War II it was a military training facility.
A Stay With a Confederate History. --Old B-Runner
This hotel, when it was the Point Clear Hotel, was fired upon by Union Admiral Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay. A hole in the wall caused by a cannonball was discovered during recent renovation. next to the hole was a note saying "Compliments of Admiral Farragut."
More than 300 Confederate soldiers died here while it was a Civil War hospital and are buried at Confederate Rest on the grounds.
The hotel was first built in 1847. During World War II it was a military training facility.
A Stay With a Confederate History. --Old B-Runner
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