Question: How much did the state of North Carolina pay to obtain Fort Macon?
Answer: Fort Macon was originally designed to guard Beaufort Inlet and Beaufort Harbor. It changed hands several times between Union and Confederate forces and eventually fell into disrepair, but was sold to North Carolina for one dollar in 1924. It was restored as part of the state park system in 1934 and opened as the state’s first functioning park in 1936.
