Brunswick Town-Fort Anderson State Historic Site receives $75,000 grant from National Park Service

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has been awarded a grant by the National Park Service to conduct an archaeological assessment at Brunswick Town-Fort Anderson State Historic Site.

The $75,000 grant will fund an up-to-date, all-encompassing study of the site’s waterfront where a significant colonial port once operated.

Brunswick Town was established in 1726 as North Carolina’s colonial seat of government. To date, only a quarter of the town has been archaeologically excavated…

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