Tree Crushes Confederate Museum at Fort Branch Site in North Carolina
The Wake Daily with Zora Cole: Returns August 18th!
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On this special edition of The Wake Daily, Zora Cole reports on the storm that brought down the museum building at the historic Fort Branch Civil War Site in Hamilton, North Carolina. Built in 1862 to defend Confederate supply lines, Fort Branch is now the latest site where nature—and perhaps karma—has intervened. Zora breaks down what happened, what’s being salvaged, and why even history’s strongest myths aren’t storm-proof.
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