Back on April 13th, I reported that an archaeological dig at Fort Anderson along the Cape Fear River south of Wilmington, NC, had revealed the remains of a long-lost gun platform. The April 9th Wilmington Star News had a follow-up article by Veronica Gonzalez.
It was found as part of a four-day dig at battery B of the fort and was conducted by students from UNC Wilmington and members of the Friends of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson.
They discovered a section of blackened wood likely the result of a fire used in the late 1950s burn to clear the area of brush. The platform is a latticed structure with deep ruts, likely caused by the weight of the gun and carriage that was once on it.
The area was allowed to be overgrown after the war and until the Sprunt family gave the land to the state.
Always Great When Old History is Rediscovered. --Old B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
