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

North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

1. North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. Marker

Inscription. Constructed 243 vessels at shipyard one mile west, 1941-1946. Its first Liberty Ship, the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance, launched Dec. 6, 1941.

Erected 1999 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-96.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1864.

Location. 34° 11.503′ N, 77° 56.052′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) and Carolina Beach Road (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling west on Shipyard Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2547 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington NC 28412, 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,

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1st Wilmington WWII POW Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Legion Stadium (approx. ¾ mile away); Fall of Wilmington (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chadwick-Teague House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marshall Cottage (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dye-Honeycutt House (approx. one mile away); Watts-Eason House (approx. one mile away); McNeal-Applewhite House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 47 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.