First North Carolina Heritage Dive Site Dedicated at Fort Fisher Near Kure Beach
Civil War Blockade Runner offers Divers and Snorkelers a Firsthand View of Maritime History Kure Beach, NC – Condor ran aground on her maiden voyage to Wilmington more than 150 years ago. Today, scuba divers and snorkelers can explore one of the best-preserved shipwrecks on the North Carolina coast where she came to rest, just off the beach in Fort Fisher, located at the southern tip of Kure Beach. From a brief history that includes one of the Confederacy’s most notorious spies, to a ship that remains mostly intact today, the Condor has quite a story to tell.
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