Mission Statement:
"To advance through research, education and symposia, an increased public awareness of the Cape Fear region's unique history."
Institute Historical Essays:
The following historical essays and papers are provided by the Institute in the interest of expanding the knowledge of citizens regarding the Cape Fear region in particular; and presenting its people, culture, environment, politics, and history in general.
Wilmington's Distinguished Visitors
Black Soldiers in Red, Blue & Grey
Black Slaveholders of the Cape Fear Region
David Walker: Black Wilmington Abolitionist
The Underground Railroad and Wilmington
Benjamin Franklin Grady of Duplin County
Wilmington on the Eve of Secession
Judah P. Benjamin, Senator, Statesman, Barrister
Ironclad Defenders of the Cape Fear
Wilmington's Wartime Canadian Connection
The Blockade Runners Race of 1864
The Cape Fear's "Immortal 600"
The Battle of Forks Road, 1865
Robert E. Lee Visits Wilmington In 1870
General Colston's Cape Fear Academy
Alfred Moore Waddell, Enlightened Wilmingtonian
Pender County: Born of Reconstruction Politics
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