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Historical Markers and War Memorials in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Adjacent to New Hanover County, North Carolina
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| On Castle Hayne Road (U.S. 117) just north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | One of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by British troops, 1781. — — Map (db m29204) HM |
| On Castle Hayne Road (U.S. 117) at Holly Shelter Road, on the right when traveling north on Castle Hayne Road. |
| | Commanded N.C. troops at Cartagena, 1740; led colonial forces, 1754–56, in French and Indian War. Grave 4 miles west. — — Map (db m28824) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | After the fall of Fort Fisher, the Armstrong gun became a war trophy and the focus of photographs and newspaper articles. Union soldiers, such as Captain Trickey of the 3rd New Hampshire, noted the “elegantly mounted Armstrong gun … the . . . — — Map (db m28683) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) 1.4 miles south of Loggerhead Road. |
| | These are the remnants of Battery Buchanan, named for Confederate Adm. Franklin Buchanan. It was constructed in 1864 to guard this point and also to serve as “a citadel to which an overpowered garrison might retreat.” It was the last . . . — — Map (db m28637) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | The agricultural South imported many things from Europe, particularly Great Britain. The North blockaded southern ports to stop this trade. In response, the Confederates used fast ships for blockade-running. — — Map (db m28666) HM |
| Near Battle Acre Road near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421). |
| | Steam-powered blockade-runners, usually British, made 1,300 attempts to enter Southern ports with vital supplies during the Civil War. More than 1,000 of the trips succeeded.
The most successful vessels were specially built for the . . . — — Map (db m28680) HM |
| On Fort Fisher Boulevard (U.S. 421) 1 miles south of Ocean Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Ethyl-Dow plant, which operated here, 1934-1945, pioneered extraction of bromine from sea water. Element used in Ethyl, anti-knock gas compound. — — Map (db m125712) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | The Union fleet returned in January 1865 and fired another 20,000 shells in three days. Supported by this massive gunfire and a naval landing party, the U.S. Army captured the fort on January 15. — — Map (db m28678) HM |
| Near Battle Acre Road near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421). |
| | Seacoast erosion, intensified by hurricanes and other major storms, has been a problem and controversial issue at Fort Fisher and elsewhere along the North Carolina coast for decades.
Erosion at Fort Fisher intensified after the 1930s. By 1968 . . . — — Map (db m28681) HM |
| On Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) at Battle Acre Road, on the right when traveling south on Fort Fisher Boulevard South. |
| | Built by Confederacy. Its fall, Jan. 15, 1865, closed Wilmington, last important southern port for blockade running. — — Map (db m28632) HM |
| On Battle Acre Road at Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling east on Battle Acre Road. |
| | Largest earthen coastal fortification in the Confederacy. Original construction commenced May, 1861 and continued until December, 1864, when the fort came under Federal assault. Fort Fisher kept Wilmington open to blockade runners, providing a . . . — — Map (db m28634) HM |
| On Battle Acre Road near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south. |
| | (south face)
In memory of those men
of the Confederate States Army
who for more than three years
manned the guns of Fort Fisher
under command of
Colonel William Lamb
Major General W.H.C. Whiting
and Major James Reilly. . . . — — Map (db m28640) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Union troops briefly occupied Fort Fisher. Since then the only military activity here was training in World War II. — — Map (db m28679) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | The most effective gun in the fort. – Col. William Lamb, Fort Fisher commander
The Confederacy relied heavily on English artillery during the Civil War. A variety of English cannons, including Whitworths and Blakelys, were imported . . . — — Map (db m28682) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | In April 1861 Capt. Charles P. Bolles began building individual gun batteries at Confederate Point. — — Map (db m28669) HM |
| On Battle Acre Road east of Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here stood the Headquarters of Fort Fisher. The construction of the fort began in the summer of 1862 under the direction of Colonel William Lamb Commandant, who with General W.H.C. Whiting and Major James Reilly served until the fort was . . . — — Map (db m28635) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | In the Civil War Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open for crucial supplies from Europe. The fort finally fell in January 1865 after two of the largest sea-land battles of the war. — — Map (db m28667) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Col. William Lamb took command on July 4, 1862. For two years over 1,000 soldiers, slaves, and free blacks worked six days a week.
J.A. McMillan, a soldier at Fort Fisher, wrote: “They everlastingly make us work. … We work nine hours . . . — — Map (db m28670) HM |
| On Fort Fisher Boulevard (U.S. 421) 1.6 miles south of K. Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Blockade runner. Ran aground and sank 400 yds. E., June 1862. Its salvage 1962 led state to open an underwater archaeology office. — — Map (db m125748) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence. — — Map (db m28673) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | The River Road sally port was the fort’s main land entrance.
At 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 1865, Union infantry charged into this end of the fort. — — Map (db m28672) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Shepherd’s, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end. — — Map (db m28674) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Shepherd’s, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end. — — Map (db m28675) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | Improved artillery made brick forts obsolete. Rooms covered with sand provided better protection for defenders. — — Map (db m28676) HM |
| Near Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. |
| | On Christmas Day 1864 Federal warships engaged the fort. Approximately 2,700 Union infantry disembarked from the Union transports. However, the absence of army/navy cooperation, bad weather, and rumors of rebel reinforcements prevented the success . . . — — Map (db m28677) HM |
| On Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) at Battle Acre Road, on the left when traveling south on Fort Fisher Boulevard South. |
| | Confederate major general and engineer. He devised the Cape Fear defense system. Wounded nearby in fall of fort. Died in Union hospital. — — Map (db m28633) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Grace Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
| | Consecrated in 1875 as first Episcopal church for colored people in North Carolina. Served by Bishop Atkinson. It is located 3 blocks east. — — Map (db m28872) HM |
| Near Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at North 20th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 an April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m77249) WM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Dock Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First chaplain of U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1813-1817; president William and Mary College; rector St. James Church. Grave ¾ mi. N.E. — — Map (db m28724) HM |
| On Orange Street east of South Second Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Aldrich Adrian (1834-1897) and wife Christine Fraas (1850-1937) natives of Germany, built the Tuscan villa style house in 1875. Adrian was a city alderman and co-owner of Adrian & Vollers, wholesale grocery. The Z.W. Whitehead family owned the . . . — — Map (db m77221) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Edited black-owned Daily Record four blocks east. Mob burned his office, Nov. 10, 1898, leading to "race riot" & restrictions on black voting in N.C. — — Map (db m64779) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) just west of North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Many Confederate naval vessels, including the ironclad “North Carolina,” built here. Site lies across river on Eagles Island, ¼ mile west. — — Map (db m28627) HM |
| On Market Street at North Water Street, in the median on Market Street. |
| | On the west side of the river
a little south of the causeway
was Berry's Shipyard, where the
Confederate ironclad North Carolina
was built in 1862 for the protection
of the port. The ironclad Raleigh
was constructed at . . . — — Map (db m28628) HM |
| On Nun Street at South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Nun Street. |
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Italianate style house built for Benjamin Washington Beery (1822-1892), partner in Cassidey & Beery Shipyard; and wife, Ann Eliza Williams (1827-1865). Served as school and convent of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy,1869-1870. Double piazzas added . . . — — Map (db m77204) HM |
| On North 2nd Street at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street. |
| | Founded in 1866; oldest men’s social club in N.C. Guilford F. Dudley, first president, Building here in use since 1913. — — Map (db m28938) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) at Church Street, on the right on South 3rd Street. |
| | Confederate shipyard and outfitting station which completed the ironclad steam sloop Raleigh in 1863. Site is three blocks west. — — Map (db m28626) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of Orange Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | For the elderly. Grew from Ladies Benevolent Society, founded, 1845. First home, 1879, stood four blocks east. — — Map (db m28730) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street. |
| | This building was
occupied by Lord
Charles Cornwallis,
Commander in Chief of
the British army,
in April, 1781.
In the basement was
a military prison.
New Hanover Historical Commission.
A.J. Howell. E.S. Martin
James . . . — — Map (db m28722) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Dock Street, in the median on South 3rd Street. |
| | (front)
1861-1865
To the soldiers of
the Confederacy
Confederates blend your recollections
Let memory weave its bright reflections
Let love revive life’s ashen embers
For love is life since love remembers
PRO ARIS ET . . . — — Map (db m28642) HM |
| On South Front Street at Nun Street, on the left when traveling south on South Front Street. |
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Queen Anne style house built for Eliza Whitehead Daggett (1846-1907), widow of William T. Daggett (1832-1893), partner in firm of Hancock & Daggett, paint and oil dealers, purchased in 1911 by Edgar Taylor (1858-1922), wholesale fish dealer; and . . . — — Map (db m77206) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | His Appeal, influential 1829 pamphlet, denounced slavery. A free black, he grew up in Wilmington; moved to Boston by 1825. — — Map (db m28717) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Nun Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote; first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. His home stands 2 blocks W. — — Map (db m28746) HM |
| On North 3rd Street at Campbell Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
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Crusader for education. President, UNC, 1896-1900; Tulane, 1900-04; Virginia, 1904-31. This was his birthplace. — — Map (db m77231) HM |
| On Oleander Drive (U.S. 76) at Pine Grove Drive, on the right when traveling east on Oleander Drive. |
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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. — — Map (db m77131) HM |
| On Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) at South 17th Street, on the right when traveling east on Shipyard Boulevard. |
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Union assault on Hoke's entrenched Confederates led to the city's fall, February 22, 1865. Earthworks were nearby, — — Map (db m77134) HM |
| On Orange Street at South Second Street, on the right when traveling east on Orange Street. |
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Italianate style house built for Phineas Wines Fanning (1799-1880), native of Nantucket, MA; editor and publisher of the Wilmington Free Press; house, ship and sign painter. He was master of St. John's Masonic Lodge and Grand Master of Masons in . . . — — Map (db m77222) HM |
| On Dock Street 0.1 miles west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m28762) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 17) at Orange Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Confederate senator, 1862-64, and attorney general, 1864-65. Home was 2 blocks E.; grave is ½ mile northeast. — — Map (db m28623) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) at North 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street. |
| | (west face)
George Davis
Senator and Attorney General
of the Confederate States of America
1820-1896
(south face)
Scholar
Patriot
Statesman
Christian
(east face)
His wisdom illustrated the . . . — — Map (db m28641) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) south of Porters Neck Road (County Route 1402), on the right when traveling south. |
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Confederate Senator, 1862-64, and Attorney General, 1864-65. Birthplace stood 3 mi. east. — — Map (db m77130) HM |
| On South Front Street at Dock Street, on the right when traveling north on South Front Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m42132) HM |
| On Grace Street at North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Grace Street. |
| | Since that date four sanctuaries have burned, 1803–1843–1886–1947. Present imposing and lovely church was dedicated to the glory of God and service to mankind May 15, 1955. Body of Reverend Wm. Meredith, founder of Methodism in . . . — — Map (db m28940) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Nun Street, on the right when traveling north on South 3rd Street. |
| | School for blacks, 1868-1921. Founded by American Missionary Assoc. Named for benefactor James H. Gregory. Was 4 blocks E. — — Map (db m28749) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of Dock Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and many other public structures. Home is here, grave, Oakdale Cemetery. — — Map (db m28726) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) west of Fifth Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | First building southeast corner of Front and Ann Streets. Present building erected 1860-1870.
Rev. John L. Prichard, pastor, died a martyr to humanity in the yellow fever plague, 1862.
To The Glory Of Christ Who Sets Men Free — — Map (db m144200) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at North 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
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1st known black physician with an M.D. degree in N.C. Practiced 1878-89. Home and office stood one block north. — — Map (db m77253) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Dock Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, 1886-1921. Installed as vicar apostolic of North Carolina (1868-72) at St. Thomas Church ½ bl. W. — — Map (db m28725) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Ann Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Acting governor, 1771; thrice Chief Justice, 1750-1766; President of the Council. Owned large library. Home 7 mi. S.E. — — Map (db m28739) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Nun Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Author of "Chronicles of the Cape Fear River" (1914), cotton merchant, philanthropist, British vice consul. His home stands two blocks west. — — Map (db m28742) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Capt. U.S.S. "Kearsarge", which sank Confederate raider "Alabama", 1864, rear admiral U.S. Navy, 1870-1873. Birthplace was one block west. — — Map (db m28620) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street. Reported damaged. |
| | Merchant, planter, and colonial official. Built this house, 1770-1771. His "Hermitage" estate was eight miles north. — — Map (db m28720) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at South 8th Street on Market Street. |
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Captain of Confederate cruiser “Florida” and ironclad “Albemarle.” With U.S. Coast Survey, 1842-1858. Blockade runner; Grave 14 blks. N.E. — — Map (db m77254) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at North 14th Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. |
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Editor and humorist, creator of “Simon Suggs” and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815. — — Map (db m77239) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Ann Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | United States Senator, Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War, & of State, later lawyer in England. His early home was here. — — Map (db m28625) HM |
| Near South 17th Street at Independence Boulevard. |
| | Here, in the earthworks in front of you, Confederate Gen. Robert F. Hoke’s troops made a stand on February 20-21, 1865. They were attempting to halt the Union army’s advance on Wilmington, the Confederacy’s principal seaport. Blockade runners, . . . — — Map (db m28636) HM |
| On South 4th Street just south of Market Street (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south. |
| | A student of history, a seeker of truth, a faithful follower of Christ, “Millie” dedicated herself to a study of the past in order that it could be part of our future. — — Map (db m28918) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Orange Street, on the right when traveling south on South 3rd Street. |
| | Historian, preservationist, journalist, photographer. Director, Chamber of Commerce. A founder of Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. Chairman, New Hanover County Historical Commission. Member of area's pioneer family. His pictures & records in . . . — — Map (db m28729) HM |
| On North 3rd St (U.S. 74) at Market Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on North 3rd St. |
| | Founder of Christian Science Church. Spent part of 1844 at Hanover House, 2 blocks west. — — Map (db m28755) HM |
| On Shipyard Boulevard (U.S. 117) at Carolina Beach Road (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling west on Shipyard Boulevard. |
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Constructed 243 vessels at shipyard one mile west, 1941-1946. Its first Liberty Ship, the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance, launched Dec. 6, 1941. — — Map (db m77135) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at North 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
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Est. in 1852. Includes graves of Confederate leaders, officers, and soldiers, & victims of yellow fever epidemic. Six blocks N. — — Map (db m77252) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) at North 3rd Street (U.S. 74), on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
| | Stood two blocks west. Here a stamp master, William Houston, was forced to resign, 1765, and safety committees met in 1775. — — Map (db m28754) HM |
| On Grace Street east of North 4th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Greek Revival house, built for Robert Power (1824–1862), carriage maker, and wife Sarah (1823–1888). Willed to Sarah E. H. Yopp (1829–1904). Craftsman style additions made by grandson, Alfred Harding Yopp (1876–1973), . . . — — Map (db m28942) HM |
| On South Front Street at Nun Street, on the right when traveling south on South Front Street. |
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This building was the residence of Edward B. Dudley, first Governor of North Carolina. Elected by the people, in 1836. Here Daniel Webster was entertained by Governor Dudley on May 5, 1847, and here Present William H. Taft was the guest of James . . . — — Map (db m77205) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) at Dock Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
| | Confederate spy and Washington society woman. Drowned near Fort Fisher in 1864, while running Federal blockade. Grave 1 m. N.E. — — Map (db m28622) HM |
| On South Front Street south of Nun Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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First example of the Italian Renaissance style house in Wilmington built for James Laurence Sprunt (1886-1973), agent for Alexander Sprunt & Son, the world's largest cotton exporter; and wife, Amoret Cameron Price (1891-1915), native of . . . — — Map (db m77208) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. |
| | Built 1839, near site of older church, begun about 1751. Graves of Cornelius Harnett and Thomas Godfrey. — — Map (db m28757) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (Business U.S. 74) at Market Street (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
| | Thomas U. Walter, Architect – Philadelphia
John S. Norris, Supervising Architect – New York C. H. Dahl, Principal Carpenter – New York John C. Wood, Principal Mason – Nantucket
Oldest house of worship in Wilmington, . . . — — Map (db m28925) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | First Masonic lodge in North Carolina. Est. in 1754. Building erected 1804, used until 1825, is one block west. — — Map (db m28728) HM |
| On North 6th Street at Grace Street, on the right when traveling north on North 6th Street. |
| | Gothic Revival style church built for congregation organized in 1869. The cornerstone was laid March 23, 1871 and the edifice completed under the leadership of the Rev. Charles O. Brady. Dedicated on March 23, 1871, it was the first Episcopal church . . . — — Map (db m28877) HM |
| On North 3rd Street at Red Cross Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
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Congregation formed in 1865. Present church constructed 1880 on land donated by Geo. Peabody. Located 2 blocks east. — — Map (db m77229) HM |
| On South College Road (State Highway 132) at Jasmine Cove Way, on the right when traveling south on South College Road. |
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The state of North Carolina to relieve a wartime scarcity, operated salt works from here to Myrtle Grove Sound, 1861-64. — — Map (db m77132) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) at South 4th Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. |
| | Erected 1875-6. First house of worship built in North Carolina by the Jews. Congregation established in 1867. — — Map (db m28758) HM |
| On Market Street (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles east of North 3rd Street (U.S. 74), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of N.C., 1853-1881. Voice for church unity in postwar years. Interred in the church. — — Map (db m28753) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) just south of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Roman Catholic priest, pioneer Home Missionary of N.C. Co-founder of “Maryknoll Fathers,” a foreign mission society. Birthplace (1860) one block east. — — Map (db m29967) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Organizer & Sec.-Treas. of State Board of Health, 1877-1892. Founded N.C. Medical Journal in 1878. Home was 1 block west. — — Map (db m28718) HM |
| Near Market Street (U.S. 17) at South 4th Street. |
| | Near this spot lies
Thomas Godfrey
Born in Philadelphia Pa. 1736
Died in Wilmington N.C. 1763
Author of
The Prince of Parthia
The first drama written
by an American and
produced upon the
professional stage in
the Colonies . . . — — Map (db m28759) HM |
| On U.S.S. North Carolina Road 0.4 miles east of Interstate 140, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial commemorates the heroic participation of the men and women of North Carolina in the prosecution and victory of the Second World War, and perpetuates the memory of the more than ten thousand North . . . — — Map (db m83989) HM WM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at South 21st Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
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Black soldiers & white officers in Union army, 1863-1865. About 500 involved in Wilmington campaign buried here. — — Map (db m77251) HM |
| On USS North Carolina Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | USS North Carolina-World War II battleship. Launched, June 13, 1940. Served in Pacific. 1942-1945. Decommissioned 1947. Berthed here 1961 — — Map (db m62510) HM |
| On Dock Street at North 3rd Street (U.S. 74), on the right when traveling west on Dock Street. |
| | President Washington was a guest Apr. 24-25, 1791, at the Quince home which stood 2 blocks W. — — Map (db m28723) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 17) at Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on South 3rd Street. |
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Anna McNeill Whistler, the mother of James Whistler, artist, was born in a house which stood one block east. — — Map (db m77210) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
| | Was enslaved Bellamy plasterer. Escaped 1862 and joined Union navy. Kept detailed war diary. Lived 2 blocks north. — — Map (db m144199) HM |
| On Orange Street east of South Second Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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Queen Anne style house built for William Elliott Worth (1850-1923), founder of W.E. Worth & Co., Ice Manufacturers; Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager of Universal Oil & Fertilizer Co; and wife, Nellie Shay (1853-1921), native of Brooklyn, . . . — — Map (db m77220) HM |
| On Grace Street near North Fifth Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Queen Anne style house built for William Gaston Craig (1861–1957), native of Alamance Co., N.C., an wife Sarah Frances (1867–1958), native of Goldsboro, N.C. He was inspector for Atlantic Coast Line Railroad car building department. . . . — — Map (db m29011) HM |
| On North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles south of Princess Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | One of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. Home was here. — — Map (db m28719) HM |
| On Market Street at South Water Street, in the median on Market Street. |
| | Here stood the residence of
William Tryon Governor of
North Carolina, from April 3, 1765,
to June 30, 1771. Stamp Master
William Houston was brought out
from the house and forced to
resign his office Nov. 16, 1765.
New Hanover . . . — — Map (db m28760) HM |
| On South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Major general in the Confederate Army, lieut. colonel in Mexican War, general in Egyptian Army, 1870-79. His birthplace was 1 bl. W. — — Map (db m28624) HM |
| On North 3rd Street at Brunswick Street, on the right when traveling north on North 3rd Street. |
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Longest railroad in the World when completed in 1840. Length 161-½ mi. Terminus was 4 blocks W. — — Map (db m77233) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at South 12th Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. |
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Founded in 1947 by New Hanover County. The forerunner of UNC Wilmington operated until 1961 in Isaac Bear Elementary School, which stood 75 feet south. — — Map (db m77236) HM |
| On Market Street (Business U.S. 17) at Fourth Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. |
| | Armed white mob met at armory here, Nov. 10, 1898. Marched six blocks and burned office of Daily Record, black-owned newspaper. Violence left untold numbers of African Americans dead. Led to overthrow of city government & installation of coup . . . — — Map (db m144201) HM |
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