BOUNDARY HOUSE
Commissioners met here to run boundary in 1764. Popular stop for colonial travelers. Ruins used to est. present state line in 1928. Located 2 3/4 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...
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ST. MARK'S
Consecrated in 1875 as first Episcopal church for colored people in North Carolina. Served by Bishop Atkinson. Is located 3 blocks east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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ST. STEPHEN A.M.E. CHURCH
Congregation formed in 1865. Present church constructed 1880 on land donated by Geo. Peabody. Located 2 blocks east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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NORTH CAROLINA SOROSIS
Oldest Federated Women's Club in state; chartered 1896; organized in house 6 1/2 miles southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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WILMINGTON MORNING STAR
Established Sept. 23, 1867. Oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication in North Carolina. First office was 18 blocks N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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MILLIE-CHRISTINE McKOY
Black conjoined twins born near here, 1851. Exhibited in U.S. and Europe. Died in 1912. Grave is five miles N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JOHN LaPIERRE
Ordained 1707; came to America 1708. Served in many churches in area as missionary of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1732-1755.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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JAMES HASELL
Acting governor, 1771; thrice Chief Justice, 1750-1766; President of the Council. Owned large library. Home 7 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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CAPE FEAR CLUB
Founded in 1866; oldest men's social club in N.C. Guilford F. Dudley, first president. Building here in use since 1913.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOUR
President Washington, on April 27, 1791, was a guest at the home of William Gause, Jr., which stood four miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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SAMUEL ASHE 1725-1813
Governor, 1795-1798; one of the first three state judges; president, Council of Safety, 1776. His grave is 3 miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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OAKDALE CEMETERY
Est. in 1852. Includes graves of Confederate leaders, officers, and soldiers, & victims of yellow fever epidemic of 1862. Six blocks N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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NICHOLAS N. NIXON 1800-1868
Planter. Developed peanut into profitable crop by scientific methods at his Porters Neck Plantation 2 miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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CATHERINE KENNEDY HOME
For the elderly. Grew from Ladies Benevolent Society, founded, 1845. First home, 1879, stood four blocks east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BALD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
Original lighthouse was erected in 1794. Present tower, "Old Baldy," built in 1817. Used until 1935. Stands 3 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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GENERAL JOHN ASHE
Stamp Act patriot; Speaker of the House. Colonel under Tryon in "War of Regulation." Revolutionary General. Home stood 2 mi. east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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JOHNSON JONES HOOPER
Editor and humorist, creator of "Simon Suggs" and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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MAURICE MOORE
Leader in Tuscarora and S.C. Indian Wars. One of original Cape Fear settlers. Founded Brunswick, 1726. His plantation was 3 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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FORT CASWELL
Seized by N.C. Militia three months before firing on Fort Sumter, Governor Ellis ordered its return to Federal authority; three mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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JOHN N. MAFFITT
Captain of Confederate cruiser "Florida" and ironclad "Albemarle." With U.S. Coast Survey, 1842-1858. Blockade-runner. Grave 14 blks. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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