Cape Fear Explorers

Cape Fear Explorers Cape Fear Explorers is a non-profit organization aimed toward recovery & preservation of artifacts.
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While exploring a Civil War campsite that was used by Union and Confederate forces team member Jacob Obriant recovered t...
05/30/2026

While exploring a Civil War campsite that was used by Union and Confederate forces team member Jacob Obriant recovered this amazing to***co pipe bowl.
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05/24/2026

While exploring a Civil War Campsite that was used by Union and confederate soldiers a beautiful to***co pipe bowl was discovered.

Been thinking about making some T-Shirts to sell at the next show we attend. Not sure when that’ll be quite yet, hopeful...
05/16/2026

Been thinking about making some T-Shirts to sell at the next show we attend. Not sure when that’ll be quite yet, hopefully this fall but we wanted to get some input on the few designs we have made so far and see which ones yall like best.

Check out this beer bottle than our team member, Noah Harrell found recently while digging out an old trash pit in Wilmi...
05/08/2026

Check out this beer bottle than our team member, Noah Harrell found recently while digging out an old trash pit in Wilmington, NC. The bottle is pictured in situ, where in had remained buried for over 125 years.

Now this is cool! Just two days ago, team member Jacob Obriant was searching the lowlands around the homesite of a once ...
05/06/2026

Now this is cool! Just two days ago, team member Jacob Obriant was searching the lowlands around the homesite of a once prominent figure here in the Lower Cape Fear, a man who served in the British military during the 1750s and reportedly saw action at the Battle of Cartagena in 1758. Could this 18th-century sword hand guard have once belonged to him? We may never know for certain, but it certainly fits the history of the site! It’s an amazing piece of history and displays a lions head on one side. If any sword experts out there know the type of sword this was on please share that information with us.

Here a very unique and historic discovery that was recently made by team member Jamy Whitehurst. This is a King George t...
04/30/2026

Here a very unique and historic discovery that was recently made by team member Jamy Whitehurst. This is a King George token of some sort that has a double bust. We have not been able to ID this particular token however. It was discovered at a a very historic Plantation site along the Cape Fear River that dates back to the 1750’s. If anyone has any ideas please feel free to share what you think or know.

While walking on a new construction site, team member Jamy Whitehurst eyeballed this mid-19th century clay pipe bowl. Pi...
04/30/2026

While walking on a new construction site, team member Jamy Whitehurst eyeballed this mid-19th century clay pipe bowl. Pipes like these are relatively easy to date as the angle of the bowl tells you how old they are.

WOW! They don’t come out the ground any better than this! These seated dimes are often found when digging around old sit...
04/29/2026

WOW! They don’t come out the ground any better than this! These seated dimes are often found when digging around old sites, minted between 1837 and 1891. This one was recovered a few weeks ago by team member Jacob Obriant near Wilmington, North Carolina and bears a date of 1853.

Recently while walking through the woods, team member Jacob Obriant stumbled across the the ruins of a mid 19th century ...
04/28/2026

Recently while walking through the woods, team member Jacob Obriant stumbled across the the ruins of a mid 19th century homesite. With a foundation still present he knew right away this would be a good spot to look for artifacts left behind. After some scratching around he discovered this bottle from the 1890’s out of Charlotte, North Carolina. While it’s probably not worth a fortune it’s definitely a cool bottle found right here in the heartland of old Dixie!

Yesterday while out fishing on the Cape Fear River, team member Jamy Whitehurst spotted an odd shape on the mudbank in t...
04/20/2026

Yesterday while out fishing on the Cape Fear River, team member Jamy Whitehurst spotted an odd shape on the mudbank in the distance. Edging closer to the shore he realized this was something really cool…a salt glazed mug. This mug likely dates somewhere between 1830-1850. As an explorer it’s a natural habit to keep an eye out for lost relics while out in nature, and Jamy has a great eye for them, as he has amassed an amazing collection over the years.

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