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14148
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The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra is doing great work and is appreciated from all sections of the state.
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14912
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The North Carolina Shipbuilding Company of Wilmington gave ships it built historic vessel names. The C2 class cargo ships were very dissimilar to mid-19th-century clipper ships to which were being remembered. C2s represented modern, large steel cargo ships whereas clipper ships embodied the epitome of wooden sailing vessel design.
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14463
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There are different versions in connection with the naming of Lockwood's Folly in Brunswick County, and there is an interesting story in connection with each version.
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This 1948 article compares “current” postal rates to those from the year 1839, which were considerably higher.
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14582
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Violators of the law in our day and time may thing they are getting rather severe punishment, but in examining what took place as punishment in North Carolina during the days of the Lore Proprietors - 1665 to 1730 - they should have nothing to complain about.
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14667
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The John Kuners played an important part in the observance of Christmas in North Carolina during the ante-bellum days and are believed to have obtained their start in Wilmington.
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This Bible was stolen from the Presbyterian Church in Wilmington during the closing days of the Civil War. It was kept in possession of a Union soldier for 63 years until it was finally returned.
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14569
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In addition to Africans, there were also Indian and white slaves, and there were many rules and regulations in force with respect to their treatment.
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14784
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During the American Civil War, a shipyard on the Cape Fear River turned out many war ships for the Confederate Navy.
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14731
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Many prominent people are buried in St. James Churchyard in the heart of Wilmington, and the tombstones of more than a century ago contain inscriptions which are typical of the times.
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14334
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Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson fell in love with a young lady who lived in Lincoln County, and he did most of his courting while a guest at her home.
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14917
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Blockade running off the state's coast ran primarily out of Wilmington. Speedy steam engines attempted to pass Union blockading vessels from 1861 to the bitter end of the Civil War in 1865. In 1943, shipwrecks remains found were victims of the elements or enemy ships. A list is presented for wrecks off Hanover County and points south: Phantom, Nutfield, Wild Darrell, Fanny and Jenny, Doe, Venus, Lynx, Hebe, Beauregard, Night Hawk, Modern Greece, Condor, Petrel, Duoro, Raleigh, Arabian, Antonica, Spunky, Georgianna Mccaw, Bendigo, Elizabeth, Ranger, Dare, Vesta, etc.
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Gabriel James Boney fought for the Confederacy and spent the major part of his life in Wilmington. He died in 1915, and in his will he left $25,000 to be used for the erection of a Confederate monument in the city. The impressive, forty-foot tall monument stands at the corner of Third and Dock streets.
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14712
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Although few people are aware of the fact, the men of the Cape Fear region made the capture of Fort Caswell three months before Fort Sumter was fired upon.
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14077
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Carolina Yacht Club was the second oldest boating organization along the East Coast and founded in 1853. The article further discusses the development of the club including founding members, the club's perseverance through the Civil War, Spanish American War, and the two World Wars. Sailing, as well as social events and other recreational activities are mentioned.
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