Post Office Park, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
Boating display in Post Office Park. The north side of Chestnut Street includes, the Home Savings Bank Building, Wilmington Morning Star office building and the Friendly Café. One of the boats bears the name, “Kayo II, Herbst special,” and was...
Post Office Park, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
Boating display in Post Office Park. The north side of Chestnut Street includes, the Home Savings Bank Building, Wilmington Morning Star office building and the Friendly Café. One of the boats bears the name, “Kayo II, Herbst special,” and was...
U.S. Coast Guard provides life-saving training in surf boats.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina Banks, a...
View is from a boat in the river.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows southeasterly toward the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape that would...
The legendary steamer, Wilmington, was owned by John W. Harper (1856-1917), who was also her captain. Capt. Harper began taking passengers down the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Southport about 1887. He owned two boats - the Passport and the...
Custom House, Government Wharf, N. Water Street, Princess Street
Government Wharf in front of the Custom House - North Water Street, between Market and Princess streets.
View is from the foot of Princess Street. Spectators line the Government Wharf, watching two boats tied up at the dock.