Arsenal Park
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
Arsenal Park preserves Fayetteville Arsenal ruins with interpretive signage, a Northwest tower ghost structure, Civil War Trail markers, and a virtual tour.
Best for
- Visitors studying the Fayetteville Arsenal and its Civil War history
- Visitors interested in historic ruins and interpretive signage
- Visitors seeking Civil War Trail markers
- Visitors wanting to combine Arsenal Park with the Museum of the Cape Fear and restored historic homes
- Remote visitors using the virtual Arsenal tour
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors specifically seeking an intact arsenal building, since Union troops destroyed the facility in 1865
- Visitors seeking a modern amusement attraction rather than a historic site
Specialties
- Fayetteville Arsenal ruins
- Civil War history interpretation
- Northwest tower ghost structure
- Civil War Trail markers
- Virtual tour of the United States Arsenal
Certifications
- North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
What makes them different
- Visitors can explore ruins of an arsenal constructed from 1838 to 1856
- The site includes a steel structure representing the Northwest octagonal tower
- Two Civil War Trail markers are located at the park
- Arsenal Park is part of the nearly seven-acre Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
- The site includes the VanStory History Village with three restored 19th-century homes
- Serves
- Fayetteville
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 215 Myrover St, Fayetteville, NC 28305
- Phone
- +19105004240
- Website
- https://museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov/arsenal-park
Services
- Historic site visitation
- Self-guided site exploration
- Interpretive signage
- Virtual historical tour
- Historic home visitation