Outlander in the Cape Fear: Two Teeth and A Musket

As the "Outlander" story moves around the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War, we take a moment to return to the homefront to talk about what Wilmington would have looked like during the war. The town's port made it an invaluable commodity during the conflict, but how did its citizens fa…

Outlander in the Cape Fear: Age of the Jacobites

One of the most formative events in the "Outlander" story happens far from the Cape Fear region back in Scotland when thousands took up arms against the British throne in the Jacobite Rising of 1745. But what brought Scotland to war with its monarch? What did it mean for the average Scot, and how d…

Outlander in the Cape Fear: Medicine in the Time of War

Return to the world of “Outlander” with a deep dive into the realities and risks of battlefield medicine. As the series moves through the Revolutionary War, historical medicine interpreter Charles Brett discusses how physicians, nurses and healers were the saving grace of those wounded in battle or…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Battleship North Carolina

Battleships bear witness to the worst side of the human condition. They share in the triumphs of war and bear the scars of defeat in equal measure. It is no wonder that the Battleship North Carolina, the most decorated American vessel from World War II, garners a lot of interest for its ghost stor…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Bellamy Mansion

When you see an old home from outside its iron gates, your mind makes up stories of what could possibly be hidden behind the front door. In many cases, that air of mystery conjures stories of ghosts and unexplained occurrences. At the Bellamy Mansion, life-long residents just out of reach led loca…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Thalian Hall

Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts has been an icon of Wilmington since it first opened its doors in 1858. From world-class productions on its stage to vitally important work done inside the city hall under the same roof, few structures have been as consequential to Wilmington's history as…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Poplar Grove Plantation

Poplar Grove Plantation has seen progress sweep past it on all sides since it first started producing peanuts in the late 1700s. Over the past two centuries, it served as a home and a haven for the Foy family, and has become an important vessel for talking about Gullah Geechee history in the Southe…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: The Latimer House

A house isn't a home without the stories and experiences of the families that live under its roof. But lives leave behind more than just stories. In the case of The Latimer House, some reckon with the tremendous loss associated with its namesake family by telling stories of children lingering in t…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Brunswick Town

The origins of the Cape Fear region as we know it began at Brunswick Town, the first permanent settlement established in 1726. It wouldn't survive past the Revolutionary War, but its few decades of life have inspired tales of life and loss, success and failure –– all of which fuel the ghost stories…

Haunted Tales of the Cape Fear: Wilmington Railroad Museum

The Wilmington Railroad Museum tells the story of the Cape Fear's century-long history as a pioneer of the railroad in the United States. But it also tells the stories of the people who kept the lines running, who gave their blood, sweat and tears to the job. It is those real experiences that have …