"Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Sneads Ferry for Dr. Lorenzo Dow Bryan, above, who died Sunday night. He practiced medicine for 40 years in Sneads Ferry, Fulchers Landing, Holly Ridge, Marines, Gillette, Hampstead and Haw."
North Carolina, bicentennial, government buildings, monuments,
A 2 story brick structure at 166 Couthouse Dr. ,Elizabethtown, the county seat. The front grounds has a granite marker with "the freedom bell" set into it with the inscription "in honor of Bladen County patriots: those who have served their country...
Chestnut Street, N. Second Street, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood
A black vendor is in front of the Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood house on the northeast corner of Second and Chestnut Street.
Dr. Wood and his son, Dr. Edward Jenner Wood (1878-1928), shared offices on the ground floor of this building. Dr. Thomas Wood...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A central portion of the mansion at Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
A contractor, James Walker was a native of Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, who came to Wilmington in 1857, after helping to construct one of the wings of the U. S. Capitol Building and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. He built the...
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, reservists, Naval Reserves, Greenfield Lake,
A group of Army soldiers look on as a group of civilians are seated waiting for a program to begin in the parking lot beside the building. Flag is flying at full mast. Two military cars are in the foreground, one has "U.S. Army 1 E 9785 for...
Test Farm, Willard, Pender County, Harvest, Dearing
A harvest celebration is held in early fall at the State Test Farm at Willard. The farm was supervised by Dr. Charles Dearing.
Agriculture has always been a major industry in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture established...
Chestnut Street, N. Second Street, Cape Fear Club, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood
A houseman, with a broom is in front of the Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood house on the corner of North Second and Chestnut streets. To the right, through the trees, is the side entrance of the Cape Fear Club.
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, creeks, marinas, bridges, bikers, cyclists, safety issues, 5 lane highway, Boathouse Rd., bike lane
A share the road sign on the right side of Oleander Dr.(heading N NE) near Bradley Creek Bridge. This area of road has a wide shoulder to accomodate bikes.
A walkway adjacent to the lake with the Overlake Pavilion in the background.
During the Depression, construction workers built the five mile drive around the lake. It was completed in July, 1931, as part of a Works Project Administration(W.P.A.)...