Address / locations
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814 Market St Wilmington, NC 28401
Wilmington, NC
Business Hours
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monday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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tuesday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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wednesday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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thrusday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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friday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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saturday
1:00pm-5:00pm
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sunday
1:00pm-5:00pm
About Cape Fear Museum
Specialties: Exploring the history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear region. Founded in 1898. Established in 1898. In March 1898, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) first opened the Museum in the Wilmington Light Infantry's (WLI) building. Since its founding, the Museum has moved around the city. It was housed in the County courthouse annex in the late 1920s, then in the ...
Specialties: Exploring the history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear region. Founded in 1898. Established in 1898. In March 1898, the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) first opened the Museum in the Wilmington Light Infantry's (WLI) building. Since its founding, the Museum has moved around the city. It was housed in the County courthouse annex in the late 1920s, then in the Police Station building in the 1960s. Since 1970, it has been located at 814 Market Street, in a former National Guard Armory. In the late 1980s, residents supported a bond issue for improvements. In 1992, the Museum opened in an expanded space.
The scope of the Museum's collection and mission has changed over time. Originally, the institution was founded to preserve Confederate objects and memories of the Civil War. After the reopening in the 1930s, new objects were collected to include a wider range of historical items. Over the decades, the collection grew to represent regional, national, and international artifacts. In the late 1970s, the Museum's mission re-focused on the region's history, science and cultures.
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