New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Third Street, south - 0 and 100 blocks, west side.
Third Street, Wooster, Bridgers
At right is the Wooster House on the northwest corner of Third and Dock streets. Across Dock Street on the southwest corner is the imposing stone Bridgers House. Behind the tree in the center of the plaza is the Confederate Memorial, designed by...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wooster House
Greek Revival style house built by John Wooster (1791-1869), native of Connecticut, dry goods merchant with Wooster, Anderson and Company; and wife, Lucy A. Wright (1801-1864). Inherited by son, Capt. John L. Wooster (1831-1885), attorney,...
Port City Architecture

Wooster House
Greek Revival style house built by John Wooster (1791-1869), native of Connecticut, dry goods merchant with Wooster, Anderson, and Company; and wife, Lucy A. Wright (1801-1864). Inherited by son, Capt. John L. Wooster (1821-1885), attorney,...
Port City Architecture

Confederate Memorial Monument - Unveiling ceremony - 1924.
Confederacy, Monument, Memorial, Dock Street, S. Third Street, Bacon, Boney
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...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Waterfront between Castle and Wooster Streets
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, Freighter, Wooster Street, Castle Street, Ships, Boats
This b&w photographs captures ships along the waterfront between Castle and Wooster Streets. Also shown are the Clyde Steamship Line terminal, American Molasses terminal and the Wilmington Gaslight Company (later the Tide Water Gas Company) plant.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

Craig House
Built by William Edward Craig, a merchant in the cooper business located in this same block until 1883, at which time he opened a grocery store at Sixth and Wooster streets. In 1891 his wife, Hester Jane Craig sold property to John C. Davis. House...
Port City Architecture

Waterfront - Cape Fear River - Wilmington.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Freights, Queen Street, Wooster Street, American Molasses Terminal
Two freighters are tied up at the American Molasses Terminal at the foot of Queen and Wooster streets, on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bellwill Cotton Mills.
Bellwill Cotton Mills, Cotton Mill, Wooster Street, Dawson Street, Bellamy
Southern section of Wilmington, with Cape Fear River frontage. Located on the block bounded by Wooster Street on the north, Dawson Street on the south, Water Street on the east and the Cape Fear River on the west, the mill was the successor to the...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Waterfront, Cape Fear River - Wilmington - Between Wooster and Orange streets.
Waterfront, Cape Fear River, Wooster Street, Orange Street, Tidewater Gas Co.
Eagles Island government yard, with dredges are at left. Clyde Steamship Lines wharves and Tidewater Gas Co. with its two smokestacks are at right. The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - Waterfront - Wilmington - Between Castle and Wooster streets.
Cape Fear River, Castle Street, Wooster Street, Wilmington Gaslight Company, Tide Water Gas Company, Clyde Steamship Line, American Molasses, Terminals
The three smokestacks (at left) are those of the Wilmington Gaslight Company (later the Tidewater Gas Company) plant at the foot of Castle Street. The Clyde Steamship Line terminal and the American Molasses terminal are also shown. The tanker (at...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bus Accident
New Hanover, North Carolina
Wilmington police officers, J.D. Wright, and B.L. Daniels, prepare their report following a school bus/car collision at the intersection of 13th Street and Wooster Street early Wednesday morning. The bus driver, Larry Lloyd, had just dropped off a...
Star-News Image Archive

Doral Cigarettes Billboard
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, automobiles, streets, smokers, cigarettes,
Naegele sign "new! Doral full flavor, generic prices" located by the Will Rheder florist building where Dawson, Oleander and Wooster merge. Road construction at this site. Across the street is an office furniture outlet with a billboard looming...
Star-News Image Archive

Traffic to Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
Bridges, Wilmington, NC
Traffic on the Wilmington side of the Cape Fear River backs up along Wooster and 3rd Streets Saturday as travelers wait for the bridge to become operational.
Star-News Image Archive

Traffic Waits for Bridge to Open
Traffic jams, Bridges, Wilmington, NC
Traffic sits at the foot of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge(at Wooster St.) Monday morning waiting for the gates to rise. The bridge, plagued by opening and closing difficulties, kept drivers trying to enter and leave Wilmington waiting by not...
Star-News Image Archive

Winston Lights Billboard
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, advertisements, trucks, cars, Textilease uniform services, truck 17, west 76, highway signs, one-way streets, Rheder's florist
Large Naegele sign advertising Winston lights cigarettes on the one-way street heading towards 17th & Wooster Streets.
Star-News Image Archive

David Reid Murchison House
Second Empire style house built for David Reid Murchison (1837-1882), native of Cumberland County, commission merchant, first President of the Produce Exchange; and wife, Lucy Wooster Wright (1850-1913). Donated in 1953 by daughter, Lucille...
Port City Architecture

David Reid Murchison House
Second Empire style house built for David Reid Murchison (1837-1882), native of Cumberland County, commission merchant, first President of the Produce Exchange; and wife, Lucy Wooster Wright (1850-1913). Donated in 1953 by daughter, Lucille...
Port City Architecture

DuBois-Boatwright House
Built by John DuBois, merchant and town alderman in 1760. Remained in family until 1842. Inherited by Mrs. Lucy Wright Wooster in 1844. Her descendants, the Boatwrights, continue to own the property.
Port City Architecture

Freighters at the American Molasses Terminal
Cape Fear River, Waterfront, American Molasses Terminal, Freighters, Ships, Sugar
This b&w photograph captures two freighters tied up at the American Molasses Terminal, located at the foot of Queen and Wooster streets.
Wilmington Harbor Collection

South Third Street - 800 block
S. Third Street, Dry Pond
The area of Wilmington south of Castle Street is known as Dry Pond. As its name implies, a number of years ago there was a pond in this section which eventually dried up. The exact location of the pond is unknown. The pond was most likely on South...
Louis T. Moore Collection

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