Vance Alley
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PlaqueID |
0499 |
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Building Name |
Vance Alley |
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Plaque Text |
Named for Samuel Vance (d. 1805), merchant, who owned the property on the south side of the alley. His widow, Mary Walker (1768-1820), operated a boarding house here, "a mecca for young immigrants from the North." Inherited by daughter, Jane Vance (1791-1825), consort of Platt K. Dickinson (1794-1867), native of New York, lumber merchant and a founding director of Wilmington & Weldon, the first railroad in North Carolina. In the early 20th century dry goods stores replaced residences along N. Front Street. This plaque was done in conjunction with Wilmington Downtown, Inc. |
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