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Title
Cape
Fear
River
-
Steamer
,
Wilmington
.
Subject
Cape
Fear
River
,
Steamer
,
Wilmington
Description
The
legendary
steamer
,
Wilmington
, was
owned
by
John
W
.
Harper
(1856-1917)
,
who
was also her
captain
.
Capt
.
Harper
began
taking
passengers
down
the
Cape
Fear
River
from
Wilmington
to
Southport
about
1887
. He
owned
two
boats
-
the
Passport
and the
Sylvan
Grove
.
When
in
1890
, the
latter
boat
burned
to the
waterline
, he
realized
that he
needed
another
steamer
to
handle
his
river
trips
. He
found
a
boat
in
Wilmington
,
Delaware
,
which
was
already
named
the
Wilmington
.
Built
in
1882
, the
Wilmington
was an
iron
steamer
,
130
feet
in
length
, with a
beam
of
23
1/2
feet
and
drew
6
1/2
feet
of
water
. She was
swift
,
making
speeds
of from
15
1/2
to
16
miles
an
hour
,
making
the
trip
from
Wilmington
to a
wharf
at
Carolina
Beach
in
about
an
hour
. She
arrived
in her
new
home
port
on
April
28
,
1891
and was
first
docked
at the
foot
of
Market
Street
. As
late
as
1977
, the
Wilmington
was
still
taking
passengers
down
a
river
in
Brazil
. In
addition
to
owning
Wilmington
,
Captain
Harper
was also a
partner
in the
New
Hanover
Transit
Company
,
which
bought
acreage
at
Carolina
Beach
for
development
. The
company
built
a
quaint
little
railroad
from the
wharf
in the
river
over
to the
strand
and
provided
utility
lines
for
property
owners
on the
beach
.
Source
Louis T. Moore Collection 767
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