New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

Oakdale Cemetery - Gravesite and marker for Hon. George Davis.
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...
Louis T. Moore Collection

George Washington Historical Marker - Front Street, south 0 and 100 blocks.
George Washington, Marker
The monument marks the Quince House site, where Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to Wilmington.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Fort Fisher.
Fort Fisher, Historic Marker
Fort Fisher Beach and Hotel Café building. Note erosion. Written on the original photo: "Three years ago the rear end of this building stood at the point of this stake." (Stake marked with x) A Confederate stronghold, Fort Fisher is located about...
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...
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Graveside Marker, James Walker, Oakdale Cemetery
Walker Family, Cemeteries, Wilmington, Architects, Builders, Gravestones
James Walker, (1826-1901) was born in Scotland and came to the U.S. (New York), with his brother, at the age of 12. He started out as a stone mason, then later moved to Washington D.C. to help work on the Capitol and the Smithsonian Institute,...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

North Second Street - 0 block, between Market and Princess streets.
Garrell Building, William Hooper, N. Second Street, Mark Street, Princess Street
To the right in the photo is the Garrell Building, which was located on the southwest corner of north Second and Princess streets. On the first floor of the building is the tailor shop of George J. Simon and D. F. Barnes' Barber Shop. The Junior...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Oakdale Cemetery - Monument of Miss Lizzie Turlington.
Oakdale Cemetery, Cemeteries, Graves
Monument of Miss Lizzie Turlington, a Wilmington girl and deaf mute, who was murdered in Raleigh, NC, on 17 December 1886, by her fiance, also a deaf mute. Inscription on marker: "Murdered by W. L. Bingham." (Sec H, Lot # 64) (Also see #10 for...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Oakdale Cemetery - Monument of Henry Bacon.
Oakdale Cemetery, Cemeteries, Graves, Henry Bacon
Monument is to Henry Bacon (1866-1924), who spent his childhood in Wilmington while his father, Henry Bacon, Sr. (1822-1891), was the chief engineer for the "Rocks", a Federal navigation project (begun in 1875) to close New Inlet near Federal...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Exchange Corner - Southwest corner Front and Market streets.
Exchange Corner, Front Street, Market Street, City Market, Finkelstein
From the eighteenth century, this corner was known as Exchange Corner, possibly because the original city market was located in the middle of Market Street, between Water and Front streets. In this photo, the building on the corner (at center) is...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Portrait of George Davis (1820-1896).
George Davis, Portrait
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...
Louis T. Moore Collection

The Major General Robert Howe Highway marker in Brunswick County, NC, located near his grave on Grange Plantation.
Major General Robert Howe, Robert Howe, Grange Plantation, Brunswick County
Major General Howe (1732-1786) was a leader in the movement for Independence. He was a member of the Colonial Assembly, 1772-73 and the Continental Army, 1775-1783, serving on the Staff of General George Washington. He organized the North Carolina...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Bath, NC - Marker.
Bath, Beaufort County
Located in Beaufort County, Bath is North Carolina’s oldest incorporated town (1705). Braxton-Burbage House is on left. At center is Bath High School, with the 1751 Palmer-Marsh House on the right.
Louis T. Moore Collection

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