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...
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...
Hall family, Pharmacists, pharmacies, Oakdale Cemetery
Dr. James Malcolm Hall at his drug store on 5th and Castle Streets, which he owned and operated since 1901. Mr. Hall, otherwise known as "Doc Hall," and "The Mayor of Drypond," (for his active role in civic matters), was born in Sampson County,...
Oakdale Cemetery, Cemeteries, Graves, George Davis
The Honorable George Davis of Wilmington, was a distinguished lawyer and Attorney-General of the Confederate States of America. Inscription on slab: "George Davis, born March 15th 1820; died February 23, 1896. "Statesman, yet friend to truth and...
The Confederate Memorial Day observance was organized by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Members of the Wilmington Light Infantry (WLI), Boys’ Brigade, the Spanish-American Veterans and the American Legion Auxiliary also participated in...
George Davis, Monument, Third Street, Market Street
A native of New Hanover County, George Davis (1820-1896) was an attorney, who was elected to the Confederate States Provincial Congress in 1861. Later, he served as one of North Carolina's Senators. In January 1864, he was appointed attorney...
The Honorable George Davis of Wilmington, was a distinguished lawyer and Attorney-General of the Confederate States of America. Inscription on slab: "George Davis, born March 15th 1820; died February 23, 1896. "Statesman, yet friend to truth and...
The house was located on Dock Street behind the large Kidder House on the southeast corner of Third and Dock and was also owned by the Kidders. Louis T. and Florence Kidder Moore resided in the house from ca.1920 until 1926. The Moore's daughters,...
Florence Kidder Moore and her daughters, Florence Moore Dunn and Margaret (Peggy) Moore Perdew pose among sea oats on a sand dune in front of the Moore cottage on Ocean Avenue at Wrightsville Beach.
Ocean Avenue is no longer there, lost to severe...
Edward Kidder (1805-1885) was born in Massachusetts and came to Wilmington ca. 1826. He became a prosperous lumber merchant and later owned the Clarendon Water Works. He married Ann Potter (1811-1872) of Connecticut and in the early 1840s, they...
Kidder, Moore, S. Third Street, Dock Street, First Presbyterian Church, Churches
Annie Green tends her charges in the side garden of the Kidder House. The side of the Owen Kenan house is at right, with the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church in the distance.
Edward Kidder (1805-1885) was born in Massachusetts and came to...
The two oldest Moore daughters play with their doll carriages in the garden of the Kidder House, with an unidentified adult looking on. The house was the residence of the Moore children's maternal grandparents and great-grandparents.
Launching of the S.S. George Durant on Aug. 7, 1943, sponsored by Miss Eleanor G. James. Pictured are Mrs. Jules James and daughters, Roger Williams, and an admiral.
Portrait of Susan Kidder Meares in a white dress with the caption, “I have come to bring you an Easter Greeting” written on the bottom. Meares (1870-1955) was the daughter of Wilmington resident Walker Meares. She married Theodore P. Lovering...