(left to right): Russell Johnson of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Cliff White, The Reverand Frank Ross of St. Phillips Episcopal Church in Southport, (front): Tina Hart and Geno Hart of Southport, conclude services held at old St....
Orton Hotel, People's Savings Bank, J. W. Murchison Company
109-117 North Front Street, West side of the Street, shows from left to right, Joel Wallace Murchison & Co. Hardware, the People's Savings Bank and overall The Orton (hotel), J. H. Hinton manager, as listed in the 1905 Wilmington City Directory...
New Hanover High School, Schools, Market Street, Trinity Methodist Church, Churches
1300 block, Market Street, built 1920-1922, W. J. Wilkins, Architect.
Wilmington High School, located in the Tileston School building at Fifth and Ann streets, was formerly replaced by New Hanover High School when the first classs graduated in...
New Hanover High School, Schools, Market Street, Trinity Methodist Church, Churches
1300 block, Market Street, built 1920-1922, W. J. Wilkins, Architect.
Wilmington High School, located in the Tileston School building at Fifth and Ann streets, was formerly replaced by New Hanover High School when the first classs graduated in...
3rd and Princess St. looking West, showing Odd Fellow's Bldg., Woolvin-Andrews Funeral Home and Yopp's Funeral Home, also Orrell's Livery Stable on SW corner
Fort Fisher, Civil War, Federal Point, Battery Buchanan, The Rocks
"Battery Buchanan" and "The Rocks," below Fort Fisher.
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 Wilmington, which was the last...
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...
"Fleging Brunswick technical College now has a temporary home and a sign at Supply. The temporary home, the school's first, is the former county extension office building. Joseph Bailey Carter, newly named "charter" president of the college,...
Chesnut Street, Cape Fear Hotel, Wilmington Morning Star
"State Champions" in a truck in front of the Wilmington Morning Star's offices in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, with the Cape Fear Hotel in the background.
This could possibly be one of the championship teams of New Hanover High School, which...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Oceanic, Tarrymore, Hotels, Babies, Parade
A baby parade held on the boardwalk, just south of the Oceanic Hotel at Station One.
First known as the Tarrymore Hotel, the building was opened in June 1905. The name was changed to the Oceanic Hotel around 1911/12. The landmark at Station One...
A Baptist meeting house occupied this site as early as 1825. Front Street Baptist Church was constructed here in 1837 and served the congregation until 1866. Converted to residence when sold to John F. Stolter (1840-1903) and John M. Bremer...
A bathing beauty contest is held at an unknown location on the beach.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina...
A boat float representing the Wilmington Lions Club makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Businesses pictured include Hufham's Clothiers, Singer Sewing Machine Co., and City Optical Co.