Carolina Beach has always attracted wanderlust souls through a man known simply as the Fort Fisher Hermit. In 1955, Robert E. Harrill settled down into an old World War II bunker in the historic Fort Fisher Recreation Area. Casting aside the trappings of society, he spent his days fishing in the salt marshes and scavenging for supplies. Eventually, he became known as the Fort Fisher Hermit and one of the state’s most iconic figures. Tourists would travel from all over to visit the Battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington and…
