ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2008
“Fayetteville: A River Town of Strategic Importance.”
October 23 to October 25, 2008
Museum of the Cape Fear
| Parking in the Arsenal Park |
| 4:30-5:30 pm |
Registration. |
| 5:30-7:30 pm |
Reception at the Museum of the Cape Fear |
| Tour of the Poe House and the Fayetteville Arsenal site | |
| Presentation: "Red, White, Blue and Black," in St. Michael's Catholic Church | |
| Charles Anderson |
First Baptist Church
| Parking at First Baptist Church, Transportation Museum, or Airborne and Special Operations Museum |
| 8:30-9:00 am |
Registration, Crew's breakfast. |
| 9:00-9:15 am | Opening Remarks. |
| Harry Warren - Council Chair | |
| Mayor of Fayetteville | |
| Presentation of Lifetime Historian Award | |
| 9:15-10:45 am | "An Overview of Fayetteville River History" |
| Bruce Dawes, Fayetteville Transportation Museum | |
| "Fayetteville Plank Road: Gateway to the Carolina Interior" | |
| Ken Robinson, Wake Forest University | |
| 10:45-11:00 am | Break. |
| 11:00 am-12:30 pm | "Steamboats on the Cape Fear" |
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Paul Fontenoy,
North Carolina Maritime Museum |
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| "The U.S. Navy in Fayetteville during the Civil War" | |
| Jim Greathouse, Fayetteville Transportation Museum | |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch on your own. |
| 2:00-2:30 pm |
"Fayetteville's Architectural History" |
| Michele Michael, Fort Bragg Architectural and Cultural Historian | |
| 2:30 - 3:45pm | Walking Tours of Downtown Fayetteville |
| (Groups 1 & 2) | (including Hay Street Methodist Church and Fayetteville Market House) |
| (Groups 3 & 4) | Program and tour of Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Museum |
| 3:35 - 5:00 pm | Walking Tours of Downtown Fayetteville |
| (Groups 3 & 4) | (including Hay Street Methodist Church and Fayetteville Market House) |
| (Groups 1 & 2) | Program and tour of Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Museum |
| 6:00–7:00 pm | Reception at the Fayetteville Transportation Museum |
| 7:30-9:00 pm |
Dinner at the Hilltop House |
| "Looking for Longleaf" | |
| Keynote Speaker, Larry Earley | |
Saturday, October 25th
Fayetteville Technical College Horticultural Education Center
Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
| Parking in the Botanical Gardens parking areas |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Day registration, Crew's breakfast. |
| Welcome: Finley Bryan, Cape Fear Botanical Gardens | |
| 9:00-11:00 am | "Bohemian Girl" |
| Matt Thompson, East Carolina University | |
| "Confederate Obstructions in NC Waters" | |
| Rochelle Barrainca, East Carolina University | |
| "Yellow Fever's Maritime Legacy" | |
| Jim Brinson, Museum of the Cape Fear | |
| 11:00 am-1:00 pm | Guided tour of Cape Fear Botanical Gardens |
| Gardens volunteers | |
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| 1:00 pm |
End of Conference. |
| Optional Post-Conference Tour | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Board a pontoon boat for a 2-hour tour of the historic Cape Fear River. |
| Minimum - 6 participants | |
| Maximum - 24 participants | |
| Price: 25.00 per person | |
| Preregistration required |
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Revised: 08/28/08