Federal Point History Center

05/30/2026

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05/30/2026

A special summer event highlighting the “art” in artillery will take place on May 30. Details in the comments ⬇️

05/20/2026

Holiday Hours Update!

Moores Creek National Battlefield will be OPEN on Memorial Day, Monday May 25th from 9 am until 5 pm. This includes both the visitor center and the park grounds. Bring your family to experience the story of the first decisive Patriot victory of the American Revolution!

Image is of the Patriot (Grady) Monument with an American flag and a North Carolina flag. The Grady Monument honors Private John Grady who was the only Patriot soldier killed during the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.

05/20/2026

05/14/2026

HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR this SATURDAY 5/16!!!! Historical walking tours of North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery will be given by local historian, Robin Triplett. Ms. Triplett will lead you on a journey through Oakdale and will delight you with many tales of those interred in the cemetery. Learn some local history from a long time Wilmingtonian. Tour is from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Cost of the tour is $10.00 per person (cash only please). Tours are cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

05/08/2026

Check out new our signage. We hear all the time that no one knows where we are. Even long time locals! So, we have added a new larger sign to help people find us. The History Center is located on Lake Park Blvd in the parking lot between Town Hall and the Recreation Center. Hope to see you soon.

05/01/2026

-NEW Exhibit Launch: The Pacific World and the American Civil War-

After three months of hard work, Haedyn Brewer’s temporary exhibit on the Pacific World and the American Civil War has launched! Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month begins today, and with it a fresh perspective on the many connections that brought peoples from across the globe to Fort Fisher.

We have sought to celebrate the many meaningful connections Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have to our nation’s history. Explore this history further with Haedyn’s exhibit, found alongside “The Blockade” section of our main gallery in the visitor center. It honors the stories of sailors from the Pacific and Asia who fought in the Cape Fear Region, and features the Pacific exploits of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Shenandoah.

We also hope you have enjoyed our recent series of social media posts on “The Pacific World and the Civil War,” and more are on the way! As a companion to the launch of Haedyn’s exhibit, we’ll publish his writings on select topics that are bound to enrich your understanding of what the peoples of the Pacific experienced during one of America’s most important conflicts.

Please join us in thanking and congratulating Haedyn for his efforts, which have propelled both our site’s interpretation of Fort Fisher and Haedyn’s academic career at UNCW. We wish him all the best as he graduates and steps into the professional world of Public History in earnest!

03/26/2026

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02/15/2026

The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge is just over two weeks away! This year's program is February 27th and 28th. Come and experience the stories of the first decisive Patriot victory of the American Revolution.

For a full schedule of events, please visit:
https://www.nps.gov/mocr/moores-creek-250th-anniversary.htm

We hope to see you at Moores Creek soon!