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Confederate breastworks were constructed in this vicinity in 1862 to protect Wilmington from an attack from the north and for coastal defense.
Thousands of Civil War soldiers, including many held in the Confederate prison at Salisbury, were exchanged here, Feb. 26-March 4, 1865.
Ethyl-Dow plant, which operated here, 1934-1945, pioneered extraction of bromine from sea water. Element used in Ethyl, anti-knock gas compound.
Built, 1905. Destination for Wrightsville Beach trolley. Pavilion hosted entertainment & promoted electricity. Demolished, 1973. Stood 100 yds. E.
Constructed 243 vessels at shipyard one mile west, 1941-1946. Its first Liberty Ship, the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance, launched Dec. 6, 1941.
Educator. President of what is now N.C. A. & T. University, 1896-1925. His grave is 5 blocks N.
Pioneer pediatric hospital opened here in 1920 by Dr. J. Buren Sidbury. Also provided training of nurses. Closed 1978.
Columnist and author. His 1957 novel The Old Man and the Boy based on childhood visits with grandparents 1 block W.
Governor, 1897-1901; Superior Court judge, 1868-1874; member of Congress, 1879-1881. Born two miles N.E.
Established in 1934 as model farm community. Planned as a New Deal homesteading project of ten thousand acres.