Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Woodrow Wilson

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Woodrow Wilson Marker (obverse)

State Historical Commission

Inscription. President of the United States, 1913-1921. His home, 1874-1882, was the Presbyterian manse, which stood one block E.

Erected 1941 by State Historical Commission, Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number D-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #28 Woodrow Wilson, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 34° 14.013′ N, 77° 56.741′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. Marker is at the intersection of South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) and Cottage Lane, on the right when traveling north on South 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. John's Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Latimer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Bacon (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Toomer Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); George Davis (within shouting distance

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of this marker); James Gibbons (within shouting distance of this marker); Whistler's Mother (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

More about this marker. The marker text is identical on both sides. Curiously, the organizational identification differs.

Also see . . . Woodrow Wilson - Life Before the Presidency. Miller Center of Public Affairs at UVA (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Woodrow Wilson Marker <i>(reverse)</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. Woodrow Wilson Marker (reverse)

Department of Conservation and Development

S 3rd St & Cottage Ln (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

3. S 3rd St & Cottage Ln (facing north)

Woodrow Wilson image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Loc, circa 1916

4. Woodrow Wilson

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,448 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.