Louis Bacon’s Orton Foundation donate funds to preserve historical sites

The North Carolinian affiliate of Louis Bacon’s Moore Charitable Foundation is now supporting the Historic Wilmington Foundation in order to promote and preserve the historic Lower Cape Fear Region.

The Historic Wilmington Foundation, that works to preserve the architectural heritage of the area, will create a new guided walking tour and e-tour program to highlight the importance in preserving the area.

The non-profit organization preservation organisation has successfully saved over 100 historic properties from demolition since it was first established in 1966.

Louis Bacon and the Orton Foundation’s work  is usually focussed on protecting and improving water, forests and threatened habitats in eastern North Carolina where Louis Bacon has a direct ancestral history.

Orton Foundation works to preserve land and habitat by protecting rivers and wetlands, the foundation also supports educational and community organizations in the region.

The 3,000 acres Orton Plantation has already been placed into a protective easement by Louis Bacon and is now in possession of the North Caroline Coastal Land Trust which also runs the 31 acres at Springer’s Point, Ocracoke Island reserve thanks to Bacon.

Louis Bacon is also lending his support to the Orton Plantation’s original long-leaf pine forest which provides important habitat for endangered species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker.

Bacon provides support for eastern North Carolina organizations including the historic Oakdale Cemetery, the University of North Carolina – Wilmington Department of History.

Through his Moore Charitable Foundation, Louis Bacon has been donating and raising the profile of worthy causes since 1994. While famous for donating lands to conservation projects, Bacon has also donated millions to charitable causes and used his business acumen and contacts to further unsung causes.