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

Freedom Flame

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

1. Freedom Flame Marker

Inscription. May it Burn Eternally

Dedicated to those citizens of Wilmington and New Hanover County who have given of themselves and those yet to answer the call to preserve liberty for all mankind

Placed here by Wilmington Sertoma Club
Freedom Week — February 1970

Erected 1970 by Wilmington Sertoma Club.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 34° 14.211′ N, 77° 56.756′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is at the intersection of North 3rd Street and Princess Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. Marker and perpetual flame memorial are located near the southwest corner of the Wilmington City Hall building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 North 3rd Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Replica of the Statue of Liberty (here, next to this marker); Colonel James Innes (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington & New Hanover County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); StarNews Media Time Capsule (a few steps from this marker); President William H. Taft (a few steps from this marker); Thalian Hall (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

2. Freedom Flame Marker

(memorial plaque on front of monument)
With special gratitude to Mr. Pete Harden for rekindling the Freedom Flame in the hearts of all citizens of Wilmington and New Hanover County

Freedom Flame Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 15, 2023

3. Freedom Flame Memorial

(looking northeast • Wilmington City Hall / Thalian Hall in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.