New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

A paved rural road through the pine forest near Wilmington.
Roads
Louis T. Moore indicated it was where Samuel Jocelyn was thrown from a horse in the famous story featured in Mr. Moore’s book, Stories Old and New of the Cape Fear Region.
Louis T. Moore Collection

A paved rural road, the exact location unknown.
Roads, Moore
Louis T. Moore indicated it was where Samuel Jocelyn was thrown from a horse in the famous story featured in Mr. Moore’s book, Stories Old and New of the Cape Fear Region.
Louis T. Moore Collection

B'nai Israel Bombing
New Hanover County, Jews, policemen, religions, bombs, explosions, judaism, conservative
An unidentified Wilmington police detective enters the synagogue at 2601 Chesnut St where another man looks out the door. The synagogue's vestibule and facade was heavily damaged (one column down, windows blown out and holes in the brick walls) by...
Star-News Image Archive

Blueberry Farm - Huntington.
Blueberry Farm, Blueberries, Huntington
A native of Sappmeer, Friesland, The Netherlands, Eelco Tinga (1882-1973) was one of the immigrants who Hugh MacRae brought to the Castle Hayne area. Located in northern New Hanover County, Castle Hayne was named for Captain Roger Haynes (died...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Boating at Greenfield Lake
Recreational activities, boating, WPA projects, Azaleas, parks, 3rd Street, spillways, Dr. Samuel Green
Canoes and rowboats being paddled between the cypress trees on Greenfield Lak where men are shown dressed in dark pants, white shirts, ties and hats. The lake was named for Dr. Samuel Green who owned a rice plantation on the site. The land was...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Books for Servicemen and Servicewomen
Reading, military, packages, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Caroleen Hall packs paperback books into cardboard boxes to be weighed before they are shipped to service men and servicewomen overseas. She is an employee of Cape Fear Bonded Warehouse, where the books are being packed.
Star-News Image Archive

Boy Scouts Camporee
New Hanover County, Jacksonville, Onslow County, Marine base, camping, scouting, organizations, camps, games, activities
Wilmington area boy scouts play a "Build-a-scout" game, where they climb on each others shoulders trying to get as many bodies as possible on a box. Two of the scouts have Troop 202 on their shirt sleeves. The camporee took place at Camp LeJeune,...
Star-News Image Archive

Bridgers-Fulenwider House
Neoclassical Revival style house built for Burke Haywood Bridgers (1881-1972), attorney; and wife, Helen Strange (1888-1953). At the time of death he was the oldest member of the Cape Fear Country Club where he designed the original 18 hole...
Port City Architecture

Cape Fear River - View, looking north, from the roof of the Murchison Building.
Murchison Building, Point Peter, Atlantic Coastline Railroad, N. Front Street
The river scene is of Point Peter, where the river branches into the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear Rivers. The industrial area along the waterfront and North Front Street is shown. The Atlantic Coastline General Offices complex is at the end of...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - View, looking north, from the roof of the Murchison Building.
Cape Fear River, Murchison Building, Point Peter, N. Front Street, Atlantic Coastline Railroad, N. Front Street
The river scene is of Point Peter, where the river branches into the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear Rivers. The industrial area along the waterfront and North Front Street is shown. The Atlantic Coastline General Offices complex is at the end of...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear River - View, looking north, from the roof of the Murchison Building.
Cape Fear River, Murchison Building, Point Peter, Atlantic Coastline Railroad, N. Front Street
The river scene is of Point Peter, where the river branches into the Northeast and Northwest Cape Fear Rivers. The industrial area along the waterfront and North Front Street is shown. The Atlantic Coastline General Offices complex is at the end of...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Castle Hayne - Flower Farm
Castle Hayne, Flower Farm, MacRae
Located in northern New Hanover County, Castle Hayne was named for Captain Roger Haynes (died before November, 1739), who owned a colonial plantation in the area. Around the turn of the twentieth century, Hugh MacRae (1865-1951), a local developer,...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Castle Hayne Bulb Farm.
Castle Hayne, Hugh MacRae, Bulb Farm
Located in northern New Hanover County, Castle Haynes was named for Captain Roger Haynes (died before November, 1739), who owned a colonial plantation in the area. Around the turn of the twentieth century, Hugh MacRae (1865-1951), a local...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Claude Denson to Mary Ashe Cowan December 25, 1864
Denson, Cowan, Ashe, Civil War, Correspondence, Fort Fisher, Wilmington, Fall of Wilmington
Claude Denson informs Mary Ashe Cowan of the impending fall of Wilmington and reports what information he has regarding where Northern troops plan to go.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Claude Denson to Mary Ashe Cowan December 25, 1864
Denson, Cowan, Ashe, Civil War, Correspondence, Fort Fisher, Wilmington, Fall of Wilmington
Claude Denson informs Mary Ashe Cowan of the impending fall of Wilmington and reports what information he has regarding where Northern troops plan to go.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Claude Denson to Matilda Cowan Denson May 31, 1864
Denson, Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Shopping, Blockade Runners
One of Claude Denson’s regular letters to Matilda Cowan Denson where he recounts recent shopping trips and the efforts of blockade runners.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Claude Denson to Matilda Cowan Denson May 31, 1864
Denson, Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Shopping, Blockade Runners
One of Claude Denson’s regular letters to Matilda Cowan Denson where he recounts recent shopping trips and the efforts of blockade runners.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

Claude Denson to Matilda Cowan Denson May 31, 1864
Denson, Cowan, Civil War, Correspondence, Shopping, Blockade Runner
One of Claude Denson’s regular letters to Matilda Cowan Denson where he recounts recent shopping trips and the efforts of blockade runners.
Cowan and Denson Family Papers

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