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North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.

 
 
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
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 IIWaterways & 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. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fall of Wilmington (approx. 0.8 miles away); Last Stand At Wilmington (approx. 1.2 miles away); Cassidey Shipyard (approx. 2.7 miles away); Alex Manly (approx. 2.7 miles away); Sprunt House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Edward B. Dudley (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gregory Normal Institute
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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Daggett-Taylor House (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
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 513 times since then and 28 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.

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