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Museum The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is the oldest
history museum in the state. Founded in 1898, its first
collections included confederate relics and grew to collections
of images and artifacts that shaped the history, science and
cultures of Southeastern North Carolina. The museum, which began
with one room staffed by volunteers, is accredited by the
American Association of Museums and has more than 50,000
objects. It was founded by a group of Wilmington women who
wanted to preserve memories of the Civil War. Collections
include objects relating to cultures of the Lower Cape Fear
region, which is defined as a 50-mile radius around Wilmington,
including all of New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties and
parts of Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Duplin and Onslow counties.
Photographs to household items and industrial tools are housed
in the museum, and special exhibits are both rotating and
ongoing. The Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery