First Presbyterian Church, Churches, S. Front Street, Orange Street, Dock Street
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
The First Presbyterian Church has been plagued by at least three fires in its history. Dating from 1818, the first church was located in the 100 block of South Front Street between Dock and Orange streets. It burned in 1819 and another church was...
Confederate, Union, Civil War, hospitals, downtown, S. Front Street, Dock Street
City Seamen's Friend Society Building, 1857, SW corner of Front and Dock Streets. It was a Confederate Base Hospital during Civil War, and later was the Union Hospital after the capture of Wilmington.
Civil War, Monument, Confederacy, Bacon, Boney, S. Third Street, Dock Street
Designed by Henry Bacon, the monument, located on the plaza at intersection of South Third and Dock streets was donated to the City of Wilmington in 1924, by Gabriel Boney. The sculptor of the two bronze figures, representing courage and...
Wilmington Fire Department, Firefighters, S. Fourth Street, Dock Street
Firemen, who collected toys for Christmas, pose at the base of the fire tower at Fire Headquarters, Fourth and Dock streets. The roof of the Donald MacRae house can be seen at the left.
Wilmington Fire Department, Firefighters, S. Fourth Street, Dock Street
Firemen who collected 500 toys for needy children at Christmas, pose at the base of the fire tower at South Fourth and Dock streets. The Donald MacRae House is behind the wall at left.
Custom House, Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Tugboat, Stone Towing Company
Cape Fear River - Looking south along harbor line from the dock in front of the U.S. Customs House.
Tugboat, on left, was owned by the Stone Towing Company.
The Seamen's Friend Society was organized in the late 1850s to administer to the many seamen that came to the port of Wilmington. It was a place where the mariners, during long periods in port, could spend the night away from their ships. The city...
Coast Guard, Cutters, Modoc, Mendota, Government Wharf, Custom House
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters, Modoc and Mendota, came into port to dock at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham...