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)
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: Government & Politics • Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It 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.
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: St. John's Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Savage House (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Russell Savage House (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Latimer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Bacon
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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.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
2. Woodrow Wilson Marker (reverse)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
3. S 3rd St & Cottage Ln (facing north)
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 2,326 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
