South End in Wrightsville Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lumina
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024
1. Lumina Marker
Erected 2021 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-97.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 34° 11.702′ N, 77° 48.399′ W. Marker is in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in South End. It is on Waynick Boulevard north of Nathan Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Waynick Blvd, Wrightsville Beach NC 28480, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barnes-Ulmer Cottage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer East Coast Surfing (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shore Acres House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Saffo Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hanby-Debnam Cottage (approx. 1.3 miles away); Churchill Cottage (approx. 1.3 miles away); Davis-Patteson Cottage
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1. Lumina (D-97). Its history began in February 1905 when the Consolidated Railways, Light & Power Company, under the leadership of Hugh MacRae, purchased a track along the waterfront. (North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) (Submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Lumina: Remembering the Light. Hourlong documentary about the pavilion's heyday, when it packed in tourists from all over the United States. (UNC-TV via PBS.org) (Submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 22, 2024
2. Lumina Marker
State Archives of North Carolina via Flickr (Public Domain)
3. Postcard of Lumina pavilion
UNC Libraries Commons via Flickr (Public Domain), 1920
4. Lumina dance floor
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
