One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moore's Creek (near Currie, NC, in Pender County) on February 27-28, 1776. It pitted local Patriots against Highland Scottish Loyalists. The monument pictured is commonly called the...
This photo shows a general view of Moore's Creek, where a Revolutionary battle was fought in 1776.
One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moore's Creek (near Currie, NC, in Pender County) on February 27-28, 1776. It...
The only patriot killed in the battle was Private John Grady.
One of the first battles of the American Revolution was fought at Moore's Creek (near Currie, NC, in Pender County) on February 27-28, 1776. It pitted local Patriots against Highland...
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, Historic district, historical houses, John D. Bellamy, slave quarters, museum, tourist attraction, antebellum architecture, tours
Photograph of the front of the Bellamy Mansion taken from across Market St. near the corner of 5th and Market St. House needs painting and repair work. A sign that says "Bellamy Mansion 1859 open" is attached to one of the large white colums near...
This divided back postcard features a group of fishermen posing with their daily catch atop the boat ""Bridgeport"" as they prepare to dock near the Oceanic Hotel at Wrightsville Beach.
Front St., Grace St., Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Elks club, Bear Wholesale Dry Goods Company
Stores on and near the Southwest Corner of Front and Grace Streets: First building on the left, city office of Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. Next building to right is the Elks Club building, the corner building is the Bear Wholesale Dry Goods...
Godwin, Lumber Yard, Lumber, Smith Creek, Castle Hayne
Godwin's Lumber Yard near Smith's Creek on Castle Hayne Road.
The Godwin Lumber Co. was organized in the middle 1920s by Eddie Walter Godwin (1873-1932), a native of Georgetown, Delaware. After the senior Godwin's death, the firm was known as E....
Snow on the creek near the suburb of Brookwood. Street on the extreme left is Market Street.
During the Depression, W.P.A. workers clean up area around Burnt Mill Creek, near the suburb of Brookwood.
Smithville, Southport, Brunswick County, Brunswick Hotel, Quarantine Service Station
Incorporated in 1805, the Town of Southport was formerly known as Smithville, and was named for General Benjamin Smith (1751-1826). The name was changed in 1889, because it was the most southerly seaport in North Carolina. It became the county seat...