Fort Dobbs Historic Site

Our mission is to preserve the site of Fort Dobbs and interpret NC's French and Indian War history.

GUARDING THE WESTERN FRONTIER--AGAIN

In 2003, the reincorporated non-profit Friends of Fort Dobbs took up the vision of then-site manager Beth Hill to begin an effort to rebuild.  More than a decade of hard work ensued.  The Friends undertook a fundraising campaign to fund the effort and co-operated with State officials, historians, historic building specialists, architects, and noted archaeologist Dr. Larry Babits to develop feasible, historically sound plans and the capital needed to make Fort Dobbs stand on the banks of Fourth Creek once again.

Soon after protecting the site of Fort Dobbs in 1909, the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized the need to reconstruct the blockhouse.  Following initial archaeological investigations in the 1960's and '70's the site became a State Historic Site, but with several key questions about the original structure still unanswered, no immediate reconstruction effort was planned.

Following several other facility improvements to the site, ground was broken for the new fort in August of 2016.  A mix of modern and 18th Century construction techniques have been employed to meet the challenge of building a structure that must simultaneously meet modern building standards while also approximating an entirely hand-build piece of military engineering from 260 years ago. 
To learn more about the process of reconstructing Fort Dobbs, please view this award-winning documentary produced by our partners at GL Wilson Construction

Thanks to your support, Fort Dobbs opened as a living history exhibit on a grand scale in September of 2019!

HOURS & DAILY PROGRAMMING

Fort Dobbs is open 9:00 am-5:00 pm each Tuesday-Saturday (except for State government holidays.) *

The reconstructed fort is open for tours every 45 minutes between 9:30am - 11:45am and 1:00pm - 4:00pm. *

Guided fort tour admission is $2 for Adults and $1 for Children 5-12. Grounds and Visitor Center are free.

*Check social media for closing alerts or changes to our daily tour schedule