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

Old Courthouse

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Old Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
Stood two blocks west. Here a stamp master, William Houston, was forced to resign, 1765, and safety committees met in 1775.

Erected 1973 by Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 34° 14.14′ N, 77° 56.743′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 17) and North 3rd Street (U.S. 74), on the right when traveling west on Market 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: Thomas Atkinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Beery’s Shipyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Baker Glover Eddy (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Cornwallis

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The William Allen Cobb Judicial Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); John Burgwin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. George Davis (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Stamp Act Crisis in North Carolina. NCpedia website entry (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Market St & N 3rd St (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. Market St & N 3rd St (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.