Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean.
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A century later, the Fort Fisher Hermit became a local legend, teaching a litany of common sense and simplicity to legions of visitors.
Fort Fisher played a pivotal role in the Civil War, and when it fell in 1865, the Confederacy lost its last supply line.
Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, and Seabreeze now line its sandy shores.
Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean