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FORT MACON stands stately and weathered on an island at
the southerly end of the outer banks of North Carolina. It is one of
the finest
examples of the many coastal forts constructed along the Eastern
Seaboard of the United States after the War of 1812. Click on the aerial photograph above for a guide to the Fort.
Time and the EVENTS OF HISTORY have taken their toll. The fort received punishing
bombardment from
Union artillery and warships during the Civil War, was reactivated as a
coastal defense base in World War II, and has endured 168 years of
exposure to the harsh coastal weather of the Atlantic Ocean. Even so,
the Fort continues with
many social and historical events.
Click on 2012 HAPPENINGS to
view the many scheduled activities.
Click to view a video
of the 150 Sesquicentenial of the Seige of Fort Macon.
The FRIENDS OF FORT MACON ,
an all
volunteer tax
exempt organization (click here for bylaws) currently with over 1000 members,
have as
their mission the support of the
Fort
through the
following activities by:
- Providing guides
for
the Fort and Nature tour
programs.
- Assisting in celebrations and special events
held in the park.
- Procuring enough cannon to make the ramparts of
the Fort resemble their appearance in 1862.
- Restoration of the Kitchen Facilities
including:
Bakehouse in Casemate 12, Commissary Storeroom in Casemate 24 and the
Kitchen
in Casemate 23. (Completed in 2003)
- Assisting in the development and construction
of
additional educational exhibits.
- Providing information about the Fort through
newsletters and the Internet.
- Encouraging state authorities to fund a
long-deferred Coastal Educational
Visitor Center.
- Current priority: the funding of the
reconstruction of an Officers
Quarters circa 1869.
Business and Organizations
support the Fort -- Click Here
to see a list of those members. They deserve your support.
The Friends of Fort Macon also thank the Cape Lookout
Internet Services for providing internet services for this
website and email service for the officers of the 'Friends.'
SUPERINTENDENTS COMMENTS:
Update on
the New Coastal Education Center by Jodie Merritt, April 2009
Besides reading about the Fort's History and viewing
the Guide you can learn more about the Fort and its activities from the
following articles which have appeared in the past in Fort Macon
Ramparts, the newsletter of the Friends of Fort Macon that is published
three times a year.
- Jeannie's Letters
- The Mystery of the
Fort
Macon Flag
- Cannon Mystery Uncovered
- Hot Shot Furnaces
- World War II Comes To
Fort Macon
- Armament Of Fort Macon
- Yankees Reoccupy Fort
Macon
- Josiah Pender and the
Capture of Fort Macon
- Fort Macon as a
Shelter
for Buffaloes
- The Ante-Bellum Period
at
Fort Macon
- The
Confederate Seizure of Fort Macon
- Fort
Macon and the Spanish-American War Part I
- Fort
Macon and the Spanish-American War Part II
- Remembering
the Battle of Bentonville
- Nathaniel
Macon, Planter, Patriot and Politician
- For
Union or Secession?
- The Road to Fort
Macon
- The
Confederate Defense of Fort Macon - Part I
- The Confederate
Defense of Fort Macon - Part
II
- Fort Macon as a
Military Prison and a
Federal Penitentiary
- Fort
Macon and the Big Union Snake
- A
Young Person"s Guide to Fort Macon
- Did
Forward Observers Win the Battle of Fort Macon?
- Robert
E. Lee at Fort Macon
- Robert
E. Lee at Fort Macon - Part II
- Defending
and Attacking
Fort Macon
- The
Life of Colonel Moses James White
- Officers'
Quarters
- Bogue Banks
Lighthouse
- Erosion
Control at Fort Macon - Part One
- Erosion
Control at Fort Macon - Part Two
- Outside the Walls
- Coastal
Education Center
- World War II Battery Command
Bunker
- Theodore
Roosevelt State Natural Area (Ramparts,
Spring 2007)
- Fort Macon Mortars (Ramparts,
Spring 2007)
- The Last Survivor (Ramparts,
Winter 2007)
- Sword Comes Home (Ramparts, Winter
2007)
- Photo Essay
- Introducing
the Fort Macon Coastal Education Center (Ramparts, Spring 2008)
- Fusion: Fort Macon and the 1966 Chevrolet
Impala (Ramparts, Summer 2008)
- The Lost Carolina City (Ramparts, Spring 2009)
- Coastal Education Center Update (Ramparts, Fall 2009)
- Year
of the Birds (Ramparts, Spring 2010)
In addition you can tour Fort Macon through the eyes
and thoughts of a Young Boy's Imagination.
(Note: This page contains 13 photographs so it will take time to
download, but
the wait is worth it.)
Discovered in the waters off of Fort Macon is a
wreck
believed to be Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge. On a good
diving
day you can see the recovery ship(s) at work from the ramparts of the
Fort.
The Fort is located in Fort Macon State Park.
It has nature trails, a sun bathing and swimming beach, picnic shelters
and abundant fishing.
If you have additional questions or wish to schedule
a group visit to the Fort, its nature trails or the beaches: contact
the park office at Fort Macon State Park, P.O.Box 127, Atlantic Beach,
NC 28512, Telephone: (252) 726-3775, or Email
If you're interested in the preservation of the
memory, the spirit and the physical condition of Historic Fort Macon,
we invite
you to become a member of the Friends of Fort Macon. Annual dues are
$15.00
per year for individuals or families. Please send your request for
membership along with your check to Friends of Fort Macon, P.O.Box
4667, Emerald Isle, NC 28594-4667. We may also be contacted via Email
This page last updated 27 April 2012
