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Title	St. Philip's Church - Brunswick Town - Brunswick County, NC.
Subject	St. Philip's Church, Brunswick Town, Brunswick County
Description	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 Hanover County was established in 1729, the town was included in the new county. Brunswick was built on an unhealthy site and it experienced frequent hurricanes. The 1769 storm caused such devastation that most settlers left and many went to the new town of Newton or Wilmington, sixteen miles up river. All that remains of the early settlement is a graveyard and the ruins of St. Philip's Church. First known as His Majesty's Chapel in the Carolinas, the church was begun about 1735/1740, and it took twenty years to complete. By that time, the town was losing population and the church was abandoned. Several of the church's appointments (altar rail) and linen are now in the possession of St. Philips Episcopal Church in Southport, NC. Interior of the ruins of the church.
Source	Louis T. Moore Collection 587