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

William Hooper

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. William Hooper Marker

Inscription. One of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. Home was here.

Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series lists.

Location. 34° 14.184′ N, 77° 56.776′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is on North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of Princess Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28401, 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 walking distance of this marker: Johnston Blakeley (a few steps from this marker); Hubert Eaton Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); New Hanover County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Fisher (within shouting distance of this marker); Gore Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The William Allen Cobb Judicial Annex (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Thalian Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilmington & New Hanover County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . William Hooper. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on February 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

N 3rd St (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. N 3rd St (facing south)

William Hooper image. Click for full size.

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3. William Hooper

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,110 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.