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

Edwin A. Anderson

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

1. Edwin A. Anderson Marker

Inscription. Admiral, U.S. Navy. Received Congressional recognition for service in War with Spain, at Vera Cruz; and in World War I. Home is 4 mi. E.

Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 34° 12.582′ N, 77° 52.904′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Pineywoods. It is at the intersection of Oleander Drive (U.S. 76) and Pine Grove Drive, on the right when traveling east on Oleander Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28403, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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: New Hanover County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gold Star Family Memorial Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); DeVaun-Dyer House (approx. half a mile away); Audubon Trolley Stop (approx. 0.9 miles away); McEwen House (approx. 0.9 miles away); John E. Shannon House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Audubon Trolley Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); Page-Ward House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. Edwin A. Anderson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.