Cape Fear Unearthed

A look at the major hurricanes to hit the Cape Fear region from 1713 to Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

Old Baldy Lighthouse has been an icon of the region for 202 years, but it hasn't stood stoic over the Bald Island Head skyline alone. It is the second of three lighthouses that have defined the island.

The second installment of the Cape Fear Classics includes a the Donorians smog victims' visit in 1948 and the plane crash that nearly killed Ric Flair.

Brunswick Town was the Cape Fear region's first enduring settlement and the site of early rebellion from the colonists against the British crown that led to the American Revolution.

Charles Town was the first attempt to settle the Cape Fear region, but it ultimately failed to take hold due to royal complications, Mother Nature and escalating tensions with local Native Americans.

When Trouble washed ashore in Wrightsville Beach in 1928, he shocked the beach community, attracted thousands of spectators and began a two-year journey to the museum where he still hangs today.

William Benjamin Gould was born a slave in Wilmington, escaped during the Civil War to become a Union sailor and celebrated craftsman in Massachusetts.

The Battleship North Carolina is a legendary vessel in the nation's military history. This week, we explore its history, from the ship's construction and active service, to the day it was torpedoed and the historic campaign that gave it a second life.

Duels weren't always about drawing blood but about defending one's honor, even if it meant dying for it. Here are three tales of duels in the Cape Fear that all ended in blood and regret.

In the fall of 1862, a vicious bout of yellow fever killed more than 650 people in Wilmington at the height of the Civil War.

"Firestarter" was the cornerstone of Wilmington's film industry. Now 35 years later, we revisit the production and explore its significance to industry that would emerge from it.

The N.C. Azalea Festival is a defining attraction of the Cape Fear region, but do you know how it came to be and why it has persisted for seven decades?

The story of The Suicide Club that supposedly met a gruesome end in 18th century Wilmington is fascinating and shocking. But is it fact or fiction?

In the first half of the 20th century, there was no bigger attraction in the Cape Fear region than Lumina Pavilion, a grand and glowing venue of music, dancing and fun. Until it all came to a end.

Cape Fear Unearthed explores the Wilmington during WWII, including its three prisoners of war camps for Nazi soldiers and the legend of the U-boat bombing at Kure Beach.