There was an interesting sight in Brunswick County on Thursday.
The Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow shared a photo of a huge alligator across a key road that leads to the historic town.
Officials were alerting visitors to the colonial ghost town about possible delays caused by the 12-foot gator.
This isn’t the first time wild animals have blocked the road — just last month, a flock of at least 20 wild turkeys were standing around on the same road.
On Thursday, officials at Brunswick Town say they let the gator take its time and did not try to move the huge reptile.
The town officials also reminded visitors that it is illegal to feed or harass the animals in the state. Eventually, the alligator moved off the road.
Brunswick Town was founded in 1726, but was abandoned 50 years later in 1776 when it was destroyed by British troops in the American Revolutionary War.
During the American Civil War, the area was created as Fort Anderson, but in Feb. 1865, Yankee soldiers invaded and desecrated the remains of Confederate soldiers and some of what was left of the church, St. Philips.
Starting in 1958, the remains of the town were excavated by experts, who found various items, such as bullets, buttons, and a cannonball.
The area is now an NC Historic site, which can be toured by visitors.
— Info from WNCT and NC Division of State Historic Sites
