The June “Where Is This” photo by Union Power Cooperative member Amber Witmore features one of Fort Macon’s outside walls along Beaufort Inlet and Shackleford Island in Carteret County. The five-sided fort, located along Bogue Banks in Atlantic Beach at the end of NC Highway 58, was constructed in 1826 as part of the US seacoast defense system. It became the state’s first functioning park in 1936 and serves as a cultural and natural landmark for the area, boasting sound and seaside fishing, 4 miles of trails and more than 300 bird species. A few readers had personal connections to the fort. Regina Pake Rose’s great-great-grandfather worked as a brick mason and helped build the fort. Retha Redd reported that her great-grandfather was stationed here during the Civil War. The winning entry chosen at random from all correct submissions came from Deane Croo of Hubert, a Jones-Onslow EMC member.
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