The National Park Service has awarded the state a $75,000 grant to perform an archaeological assessment at the Brunswick Town-Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow.
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the award this week that is to go toward an “up-to-date, all-encompassing study of the site’s waterfront where a significant colonial port once operated,” using the latest technology such as digital mapping, drone photography, ground-penetrating radar and shoreline monitoring.
Only a quarter of Brunswick Town, which was established in 1726 as the state’s colonial seat of government, has been archaeologically excavated, according to the state. The previous archaeological investigations were limited and intermittent, preventing a comprehensive understanding of the historic artifacts and resources on the property…