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Title
Graveside
Marker
,
James
Walker
,
Oakdale
Cemetery
Description
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
,
where
he
earned
the
reputation
of
being
the
most
competent
in his
profession
in this
region
. He
came
to
Wilmington
in
1857
as the
supervising
architect
and
contractor
of the
Marine
Hospital
,
previously
located
at
Eigth
and
Nun
Streets
. He
built
the
First
Presbyterian
Church
,
which
was
later
destroyed
by
fire
in
1925
, the
Murchison
Home
on
Third
St
.
(now
the
Episcopal
Church
Diocese)
,
among
many
other
structures
in
Wilmington
and
North
Carolina
. His
most
notable
philanthropic
gesture
was the
James
Walker
Memorial
Hospital
,
which
he
gave
$40,000
of his
own
money
to
build
, as
well
as
supervised
it's
construction
. He
died
at
age
73
in his
home
at
1602
Market
St
,
3
months
before
the
hospital's
completion
.
Subject
Walker
Family
,
Cemeteries
,
Wilmington
,
Architects
,
Builders
,
Gravestones
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