historical landmarks, courthouses, Pender County, NC
A landmark--Pender County's handsome courthouse is a backdrop for the monument recognizing the county's Confederate soldiers. The medallion identifies Major General William D. Pender, for whom the county was named. The monument was erected by the...
Neo-Gothic style church built for congregation organized in 1847 to serve residents in the southern section of the city. This building, which replaced an earlier wooden structure, was dedicated on September 26, 1890. The education building, erected...
Commercial building erected for George H. Bradley (1805-1880), native of New Haven, CT, boot and shoe merchant, after devastating fire of 1840 that destroyed much of block. From 1910 to 1963 this was the location of Greens Drug Store, operated by...
Original portion of building erected as rental property for Thomas Henry Wright (1800-1866), physician, merchant, and President of the Bank of Cape Fear. Property remained in Wright family until 1957. Facade altered in 1915 by Henry E. Bonitz,...
Erected by George Reade French (1802-1889), boots and shoes merchant, as his family residence. He was president of Bank of Wilmington. House remained in family until 1918, when bought
Queen Anne style building erected to replace old North Fourth Street farmers market and fire house. Market operated here until 1917. In 1977 fire department moved to Princess Place Drive. Wilmington Boxing Center, under the management of...
Image shows crowded water slide and pier on the sound side of Lumina at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. The water slide was erected by the owners of Lumina. The relative still waters of the sound made it easier to swim there rather than in the surf of...
Another scene after the fire and destruction of the Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on 26 June 1919. According to Beverly Tetterton, Wilmington: Lost But Not Forgotten (pages 178-179), a new three-story hotel was erected on the...
Grave of Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1813-1864), a Confederate spy, who was drowned while attempting to get into a life-boat of the Blockade Runner, Condor, in the ocean off Fort Fisher. Inscription on the stone: "Mrs. Rose O'N. Greenhow, a bearer of...
Isaac Bear School, Schools, Market Street, Wilmington College
Built in 1912, the structure was an elementary school until the mid-1940s. The building was erected with funds donated by Samuel Bear (ca. 1854-1916) in memory of his brother, Isaac Bear (1852-1911). It became the first home of Wilmington College...
Fort Fisher, Battle Acre, Monument, Daughters of the Confederacy, Confederacy, Civil War
"Battle Acre," with flag and monument, erected by the United Daughters of Confederacy.
A Confederate stronghold, Fort Fisher is located about twenty miles from Wilmington on the tip of the Federal Point peninsula. The fort protected the Port of...
One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moore's Creek (near Currie, NC, in Pender County) on February 27-28, 1776. It pitted local Patriots against Highland Scottish Loyalists. The monument pictured is commonly called the...
The only patriot killed in the battle was Private John Grady.
One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moore's Creek (near Currie, NC, in Pender County) on February 27-28, 1776. It pitted local Patriots against Highland...
On the north side of Wilmington, the World's Largest Living Christmas Tree, photographed in the snow.
For many years, Wilmington's community Christmas tree was erected at the entrance to City Hall on Third Street. In the fall of 1928, James E. L....
The monument in the photo is to Dr. William Crawford Willkings, aged 30, who was killed in a duel, 3 May 1856, reputed to be the last political duel in the south. Held in Fair Bluff, NC, the duel between Dr. Willkings and his former friend, Joseph...
For many years, Wilmington's community Christmas tree was erected at the entrance to City Hall on Third Street. In the fall of 1928, James E. L. Wade (1889- 1980), a city commissioner, came up with the idea to have a living Christmas tree. A...