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Cape Fear Firefighters

FREE EVENT! Join us at the Museum to learn more about what it takes to be a firefighter in the Cape Fear region and how it has changed over the decades. A panel of current and retired city and county firefighters will share stories of working in the fire ...

Project Grace Update: Revised development agreement includes $4.6 million in cost savings

Update: The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the updated development agreement at its August 7 meeting.

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will be considering an amended development agreement with Cape Fear Development for the county-...

Museum Opens Exhibition, Reflections in Black and White

Revisit the exhibit originally on display in 2015. It features a selection of informal black and white photographs taken by Wilmingtonians after World War II before the Civil Rights movement helped end legalized segregation. Visitors will have a chance to...

Museum Opens In-House Curated FIRE! Exhibition

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. — Cape Fear Museum of History and Science announces the opening of Fire!, our newest in-house exhibition. Museum staff researched, curated, designed and fabricated this dynamic, dramatic exhibition. It uses images and ar...