The Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, are renowned for conceiving and achieving powered, controlled flight. They conducted their historic experiments and made their first powered, controlled, and sustained flight on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Fort Macon State Park is a popular state park located on the eastern coast of North Carolina, near Atlantic Beach. The park is situated on Bogue Banks, a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Macon was built as part of the Third System of US fortifications, and was preceded by Fort Hampton of the Second System.
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Carl Sandburg and communicating the stories of his works, life and significance as an American poet, writer, historian, biographer of Abraham Lincoln, and social activist.
