New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Government Wharf in front of the Custom House - North Water Street, between Market and Princess streets.
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.
Louis T. Moore Collection

H.M.S. Scarborough docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Customs House. docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
Waterfront, Government Wharf, Custom House, H.M.S. Scarborough
On a goodwill visit to Wilmington, the H.M.S. Scarborough, a British vessel, docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Customs House. The British Warship was commanded by O. W. Cornelius.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Yachts at Government Wharf
Waterfront, Yachts, Government Wharf, Custom House, Federal Building
This b&w photograph, taken about 1935, depicts several yachts tied up at the U.S. Government Wharf in front of the Custom House on North Water Street.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutters, Modoc and Mendota, came into port to dock at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
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...
Louis T. Moore Collection

U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Modoc, docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
Government Wharf, Custom House, Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Coast Guard, Cutter, Modoc
U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Modoc, docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Four-masted schooner docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Customs House.
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Government Wharf, Custom House, Schooner, Sailing Vessel
Four-masted schooner docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Customs House.
Louis T. Moore Collection

USS Constitution at Government Wharf
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, USS Constitution, Custom House, Federal Building
This b&w photograph captures "Old Ironsides" (USS Constitution) as it arrives at the Government Wharf in front of the U.S. Custom House for a goodwill visit to Wilmington.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

Waterfront - Cape Fear River - Wilmington.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Water Street, Princess Street, Coast Guard, Cutter, Modoc, Custom House, Government Wharf
Taken from the foot of Princess Street, the freighter, Eastern Temple, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Modoc, are tied up at the U.S. Government Dock in front of the U.S. Custom House.
Louis T. Moore Collection

"Old Ironsides" (U.S.S. Constitution) arrives at the Government Wharf in front of the U.S. Custom House for a goodwill visit to Wilmington on November 21, 1931.
Government Wharf, Custom House, U.S.S Constitution, Frigate
During her eight day stay, over 42,000 children and adults from all over North Carolina visited the famous ship. The three-masted frigate was commissioned in 1798 and participated in the War with Tripoli in 1803-1804. She was also a veteran of the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

On a goodwill visit to Wilmington, the H.M.S. Scarborough, a British vessel, docked at the Government Wharf in front of the Customs House.
Waterfront, Government Wharf, Custom House, H.M.S. Scarborough, John Knox, Ferry
At right is the Cape Fear River ferry, the John Knox, which was named for a long-time chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners.
Louis T. Moore Collection

U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Modoc, moored at the Government Wharf in front of the Custom House.
Government Wharf, Custom House, Coast Guard, Cutter, Modoc
Note ferry landing at right at the foot of Market Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - Between Market and Princess streets.
Cape Fear River, Market Street, Princess Street, Coast Guard, Cutter, Modoc, Ferry, Menantic, Custom House, Government Wharf
U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Modoc, is moored at the Government wharf in front of the Custom House. River ferry, Menantic, is at right. Top of the Murchison Building is visible at left.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bladen County Courthouse
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...
Star-News Image Archive

Protesting against Mining
protests, mining, Commissioners meetings, Brunswick County Government Complex, NC
Brunswick County Commissioners adjourned to the chambers after the public input about the proposed quarry excluding many who wanted to attend the rest of the meeting
Star-News Image Archive

Protesting against Racism
Brunswick County Government Complex
A group of black Brunswick County residents protest the lack of black administrators in the Brunswick County school system. They picketed a school board meeting Monday.
Star-News Image Archive

New Hanover County Courthouse
Queen Anne style courthouse built as seat of government for New Hanover County at a cost of $72,000. Cornerstone laid on April 20, 1891. Superior Court first met here on April 17, 1893. Renovation begun in 1986; rededicated 1988.
Port City Architecture

City Hall - Thalian Hall
Italianate and Classical Revival style city hall and theater built for the citizens of Wilmington, the largest town in North Carolina at the time. One of the nations few surviving antebellum buildings constructed to serve as both governmental and...
Port City Architecture

Pine Forest Cemetery
In 1860 the Town purchased fifteen acres and established a cemetery here for colored residents. It was conveyed to the Pine Forest Cemetery Corporation in 1870. Government officials, educators, physicians, businessmen and other prominent citizens...
Port City Architecture

U.S. Post Office & Federal Building
Construction of the Colonial Revival style federal building provided employment during the Great Depression. W.P.A. artist, William F. Pfohl, painted the mural inside the lobby and W.P.A. sculptor, Thomas Lo Medico, created the eight bas reliefs...
Port City Architecture

Revenue Cutter "Modoc" at Custom House Pier, Wilmington, N.C.-43
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Coast Guard, Cutter, Modoc, Custom House, Government Wharf, Federal Building
This divided back postcard features an illustration depicting the Coast Guard Cutter Modoc in front of the Custom House on Wilmington's waterfront.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

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