Paul R Branch JrPaul R. Branch Jr. has served as a park ranger and historian at Fort Macon State Park for more than 30 years. His publications include The Siege of Fort Macon (1982), Fort Macon: A History (1999), and numerous articles in the Dictionary of North Caroina Biography, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina, and other publications. Most of the images contained herein come from the North Carolina State Archives and Fort Macon State Park archives. Read More Read Less