The Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
encompassing a collection of shipwrecks in the
Cape Fear area of southeastern
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
. The district includes several clusters of underwater archaeological resources associated with as many as 21 shipwrecks dating to the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
The district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1985.
List of shipwrecks
* ''Ranger''
* ''Ella''
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* ''Beauregard''
* ''Sophia''
* ''Wild Dayrell''
* ''Phantom''
* ''Douro''
* ''Hebe''
* ''Venus''
* ''Lynx''
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* ''Bendigo''
* ''Elizabeth''
* ''Stormy Petrel''
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* ''Arabian''
* ''Louisiana''
* ''Condor''
*
CSS ''Raleigh''
* ''Modern Greece''
* one unknown vessel (site 0007NEI)
See also
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References
Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Brunswick County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Pender County, North Carolina
American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
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