Record #:

13431

Author(s):

Solana, Alex; Evans, Gareth

Abstract:

Dr. John D. Bellamy constructed a grand mansion in Wilmington in 1859. It remains one of the city's most cherished historic landmarks and includes some of the best features that money could buy during the antebellum period.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p12-14, il, por

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Wilmington; Bellamy Mansion (Wilmington); Wilmington--Social life and customs--Antebellum period, 1820-1861

Record #:

28670

Author(s):

Abstract:

W. Walter Lane graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1852, received his doctorate in medicine from New York University, and then went to Paris, France for postgraduate medical study. Letters he received from family and friends during this time provide a glimpse into Wilmington’s antebellum town and plantation life.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Oct 1987, p1-12, por, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; Wilmington--Social life and customs--Antebellum period, 1820-1861