Cape Fear Unearthed

Cape Fear Unearthed is the podcast exploring the persisting legends, historical oddities and mysterious figures of Southeastern N.C.

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The 1898 Wilmington Massacre was evoked by many in yesterday's coverage of the Capitol Hill riot, including @LateNightSeth and @chrislhayes. Here's a look at the similarities between the two events from a local perspective. https://t.co/PYSPTwkBwd

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For those who missed our “A light in the darkness: an 18th century Christmas” this past weekend, here’s a peek at St. Philips church all decorated 18th century style.

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The #Unearthing1898 podcast series starts today with Part 1, "The Campaign." How did Wilmington go from a city of post-war opportunity to a place of violence in the streets? We talk about it all with our expert guests. Part 2 is out Tuesday! @CityofWilm https://t.co/cXK1t4f49C

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Check out @CFUnearthed's podcast, featuring our historian, @davidsonjanet and @ncculture's LeRae Umfleet, as well as retired @UNCWilmington Prof Chris Fonvielle, Jr. This is part 1 of 3. https://t.co/qESUxvUIgu

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The podcast @CFUnearthed will present a special three-episode series examining the events of 1898, which welcomes seven historians & community members on to help share the story. The episodes will premiere back to back Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

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Unearthing 1898 premieres Monday.

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Next week marks the 122nd anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre. To commemorate it, we are premiering our biggest project yet for #CFUnearthed: a three-episode series about the story of the massacre called Unearthing 1898. Don’t miss it! https://t.co/hHayUuBBKm @CityofWilm

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IT'S HERE: Our episode recorded live on deck of @FPTower is out now! Hear the history of the tower and learn about the fight to save it for future generations – all with birds and waves as ambient noise! Listen here or on your favorite podcast platform: https://t.co/sUjsnLmdEH

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Tomorrow, #CFUnearthed heads to @FPTower for our biggest episode yet!

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What a perfect day to revisit our episode on Topsy the elephant, who escaped from the circus in Wilmington in 1922!

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It's #WorldElephantDay. So we're re-posting an episode of @CFUnearthed, featuring our historian @davidsonjanet and @HunterIngramSN talking about Topsy, who escaped from a circus visiting @CityofWilm in the 1920s. https://t.co/WhVlld3EeE

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This week's new episode looks at how the flickering dream of a colonial defender in Fort Johnston gave way to the rise of Smithville, a quaint fishing village that would become Southport. #CFunearthed https://t.co/QCKLZIMHXR

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Our friends @CFUnearthed are getting folks to post @NC_Markers on FB. We thought we'd post this one, about the USCT. It's located on Market Street at the National Cemetery. #historyonastick #SocialDistancingOutside

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This week's new episode features stories of some truly incredible women in Wilmington's history, who broke barriers in the 20th century. @capefearmuseum's Jan Davidson joins the show. Listen here: https://t.co/nnpKfrZBEh

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Love #Outlander? This week's #CFUnearthed is all about the true story behind the Scottish Highlander emigration to North Carolina at the dawn of the American Revolution! Listen on your favorite podcast platform! https://t.co/BedE6ChYtQ

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Happy New Year! To start off 2020, we are beginning a full year of #CFUnearthed with an episode on the massively important history of the Cape Fear Indians! Listen here! https://t.co/JSKlKMpUiJ

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You can also hear Trouble's story on @HunterIngramSN's @CFUnearthed podcast.

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With the show on hiatus, we are doing a special weekly series looking at the history behind vintage postcards from Wilmington's past. This week, we look at the story of the USO Club, which hosted more than a million soldiers during WWII. https://t.co/CXSpDR7maY

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Happy Halloween! For the final episode of the A CAPE FEAR UNEARTHED HALLOWEEN miniseries, we head into Thalian Hall to share its many ghost stories! Listen here: https://t.co/sV8ZvbsvOL #CFUnearthed

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As @CFUnearthed takes a look at witchcraft, we looked at the notable witches of the small and big screen.
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Today marks the 65th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel making landfall in the Cape Fear. Check out pictures of its wrath below and listen to the #CFUnearthed episode on Hazel and other destructive hurricanes at https://t.co/9Eumgv0FxY https://t.co/ethJFC3qAX