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Temple of Israel

 
 
Temple of Israel Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
1. Temple of Israel Marker
Inscription. Erected 1875-6. First house of worship built in North Carolina by the Jews. Congregation established in 1867.
 
Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-44.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Synagogues series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
 
Location. 34° 14.135′ N, 77° 56.664′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in the Historic District. It is at the intersection of Market Street (U.S. 17) and South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east 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: A different marker also named Temple of Israel (a few steps from this marker); Mary Jane Langdon House (a few steps from this marker); Wilmington Coup (within shouting distance of this marker); Baldwin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin-Huggins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Godfrey
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Cornelius Harnett (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
Also see . . .  Temple of Israel. (Submitted on March 18, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
 
Market St & S 4th St (facing west) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
2. Market St & S 4th St (facing west)
Temple of Israel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
3. Temple of Israel
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jun. 11, 2026