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28635
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Excerpts are presented from a journal kept by Mortimer DeMott in April and May, 1837. DeMott was in ill health and on a trip to the West Indies when the ship docked in Wilmington, North Carolina for several weeks.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 22 Issue 3, May 1979,
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28639
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Wilmington town government was atypical in pre-revolutionary North Carolina in the democratic manner by which its commissioners were chosen. Popular election of town leaders became increasingly common as citizens demanded a greater voice in town affairs. Wilmington’s town fathers tended to be young men, merchants, and Anglican.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Oct 1980,
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28672
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This article covers the definitive history of Wilmington, North Carolina. Settlement of the Lower Cape Fear followed conflict with the Tuscarora Indians and the appearance of trade. Newton, the forerunner of Wilmington, developed into a thriving trading community and encouraged growth of the town.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Feb 1988,
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28675
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As the town of Newton grew, the governor requested formal recognition in 1735. In an ongoing dispute between the governor and the House of Commons, the request was ignored and considered instead legislation to establish the town as Wilmington. Wilmington became the most populous city in North Carolina during the nineteenth century and remains the state’s major port.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 31 Issue 3, May 1988,
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28681
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In 1918 the world-wide epidemic of Spanish influenza reached Wilmington, North Carolina. As the influenza quickly spread, Wilmington went into a state of panic and worked at maximum capacity to combat the epidemic. Described as the greatest disease holocaust of history, the epidemic caused immense loss and suffering.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Oct 1991,
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28687
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This issue presents a letter written by Eliza Yonge Wootten to her husband Reverend Edward Wootten on November 8, 1898. The letter provides considerable insight into the mindset of some citizens during the 1898 political and cultural climate of Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin
(NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 46 Issue 3, Nov 2002,
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33662
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If it hadn’t been for a revival meeting, for General Juilian S. Carr and for several other contributing factors, the destinies of China might have been completely changed. The author tells the story of a cabin boy’s conversion to Christianity in Wilmington, NC and How that may have later affected China’s history through his prominent children.
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35491
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The tournament famous to Wilmington, The Pro Am Tourney, again became part of another event. This one, perhaps well known by North Carolinians the state over: Azalea Festival. Noted aspects contributing to its popularity included the immense acreage designated as the festivities site; and the entertainment lineup, including a quartet from Oral Roberts University.
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35524
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Turmoil had been generated by racial tensions. The transient calm’s causes: moderation, facilitated by constructive progressiveness; restraint, created by the number of whites and blacks who wanted peace; reason, manifested in the recent election of a black man to the City Council.
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38150
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The cold gold began to appear as means to keep produce chilled in the earlier part of the nineteenth century. Families purchasing ice from wagons and local icehouses made it a common way of life by the late nineteenth century. Wm. E. Worth and Company, the first artificial ice factory, paving the way of predominance for artificial ice production. Today, Harris and Rose Ice Company provides ice for much of Southeastern North Carolina, assuring the continuation of a long tradition started in Wilmington.
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