Cape Industries employees clean up a load of Dimethyl Terephthalate which was spilled in an accident on 421 N Friday morning around 8 a.m. DMT is a material used to make polyester fiber and was taken from Cape Industries to the State Ports. The...
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
View of the whale (pictured center), which washed up on beach.
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the...
A large sperm whale washed up on the beach (pictured center). The whale measured fifty-four feet in length and thirty-three feet in girth. Its tail was fourteen feet wide and the lower jaw was ten feet long and contained forty-six teeth. The whale...
Orton Plantation in Brunswick County on the west bank of the Cape Fear River dates from 1725 and was built by "King" Roger Moore (ca. 1694-1751). It remained in the Moore family for three generations. Other owners were Richard Quince, General...
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
The town of Brunswick, one-half mile south of Orton Estate, was founded in 1725, by Colonel Maurice Moore (ca. 1682/86-1743) on the west side of the Cape Fear River. A plan for the town was set up, lots were sold and houses were built. When New...
Painting by the Spanish artist, Pacheco (1571-1654).In September, 1747, Spanish privateers came up the Cape Fear River to Brunswick Town, which was then in New Hanover County. A group of citizens captured the vessels after a four day battle. The...
North Carolina, New Hanover County, highway 421, Atlantic, industry
This is the ocean intake for the Ethyl Dow Chemical Co. which closed in 1945. The plant took bromine out of the seawater to use in making anti-knock gasoline. Years later the LaQue Center set up their corrosion testing operation at this location...
Joni Cox, Denise Squires, and Renee Casella (left to right) line up in front of the judges at the Atlantic Physique Championship at Kenan Auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Gaye McClanahan and her husband, Bill, serve chowder up to the hordes of people attending the 6th annual Azalea Coast Chowder Contest. Their restaurant is the the Terrace Inn.
Stunt pilot Ron Shelly flies over the New Hanover County Airport Saturday afternoon as workers set up booths, planes and exhibits on the ground below. Shelly will perform aerobatics in his Stearman trainer and will give a wing-walking demonstration...