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    • Capt. Tuck

    • Capt. Tuck

    • Cape Fear River, Eagles Island, Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Capt. Tuck, Boats

    • This color photograph shows what remains of the tugboat, Capt. Tuck, settled along the Brunswick side of the Cape Fear River.
    • Wilmington Harbor Collection
    • Restoring the Capt. J. N. Maffitt

    • Restoring the Capt. J. N. Maffitt

    • Ferries, Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC

    • Robert Parker does some puttying aboard the Capt. J.N. Maffitt. He says they are doing a complete reconditioning job on her before she begins her season by bringing the Azalea Queen up river for her official arrival for the Azalea Festival.
    • Star-News Image Archive
    • Cameron-Hollman House

    • Cameron-Hollman House
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    • Built by Capt. George Cameron (c. 1750-1823) as his family residence. Purchased by Capt. Peter A. Hollman in 1814. Sold to H.F. Newkirk in 1910 and remained in family until 1969. The two wings were built earlier than the main part of the house. The...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Steamer Wilmington

    • Steamer Wilmington

    • Steamer Wilmington, steamer, riverboat, Cape Fear River, Capt. John Harper

    • This image, most likely taken from a postcard, captures the Steamer Wilmington built 1881. Capt. John Harper, Pride of Wilmington Excursions Sunday School, every summer.
    • Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection
    • NCRPC0823

    • NCRPC0823

    • North Carolina Shipbuilding Company

    • Pictured left to right are Capt. Derek R. Scorer, RA; Mrs. Milburn; Mr. Roger Williams, president of NC Shipbuilding Co.; Miss Rachel Cameron; Brig. General B.L. Milburn; Miss Mary Ann Milburn, sponsor; Miss Barbara Martin, attendant and Capt. E....
    • North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, 1941-1946
    • Wigwam

    • Wigwam
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    • Summer cottage built for Jane Parsley (1838-1916); and husband, Capt. Henry Russell Savage (1834-1904), Confederate veteran and partner in the firm of O.G. Parsley & Company, commission merchants. Remained in family until 1941. Purchased in 1957 by...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Wooster House

    • Wooster House
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    • Greek Revival style house built by John Wooster (1791-1869), native of Connecticut, dry goods merchant with Wooster, Anderson and Company; and wife, Lucy A. Wright (1801-1864). Inherited by son, Capt. John L. Wooster (1831-1885), attorney,...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Donald MacRae House

    • Donald MacRae House
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    • Shingle style house designed by James Brite (1864-1942) and Henry Bacon (1866-1924). A former resident, Bacon was the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. House built for Capt. Donald V. MacRae (1861-1928), Spanish-American War...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Richard Langdon House

    • Richard Langdon House
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    • Federal style house built for Richard Langdon (1753-1810), native of New Hampshire, merchant; and wife, Jane Dunbibin Ward. In 1812, the widow Jane married Samuel Russell Jocelyn (1764-1816), native of Connecticut, attorney. Purchased in 1829, by...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Harper-Hundley House

    • Harper-Hundley House
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    • Queen Anne style house built as investment property for John Allan Taylor (1862-1957), wholesale grocer. Purchased in 1905 by Capt. James Thomas Harper (1843-1915), operator of a tow boat business between Wilmington and Southport and part-owner of...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Wooster House

    • Wooster House
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    • Greek Revival style house built by John Wooster (1791-1869), native of Connecticut, dry goods merchant with Wooster, Anderson, and Company; and wife, Lucy A. Wright (1801-1864). Inherited by son, Capt. John L. Wooster (1821-1885), attorney,...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Capt. Joseph Price House

    • Capt. Joseph Price House
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    • Late Greek Revival style house built for Joseph W. Price (1835-1895), native of Duplin County; and wife, Lassie Jones (1846-1934). He served in the Pacific as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. During the Civil War he commanded the...
    • Port City Architecture
    • Bowden-Foard House

    • Bowden-Foard House
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    • Italianate style house built for Italianate style house built for Mary Strauss Bowden (1859-1919); and husband, Capt. Joseph J. Bowden (1847-1916), Confederate veteran and conductor with the Seaboard Air Line Railway. Purchased in 1924 by Osborn G....
    • Port City Architecture
    • None

    • None

    • Martha Ellen

    • This divided back postcard features a photograph by W. Kendall Dorsey which captures Capt. Eddy Haneman deep sea fishing in the boat ""Martha Ellen,"" off Wrightsville Beach.
    • Postcard Collections

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