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Est. 1947 as Wilmington College. Moved here in 1961. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1969.
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.
Congregation formed in 1865. Present church constructed 1880 on land donated by Geo. Peabody. Located 2 blocks east.
Oldest Federated Women's Club in state; chartered 1896; organized in house 6 1/2 miles southwest.
Established Sept. 23, 1867. Oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication in North Carolina. First office was 18 blocks N.W.
Black conjoined twins born near here, 1851. Exhibited in U.S. and Europe. Died in 1912. Grave is five miles N.
Ordained 1707; came to America 1708. Served in many churches in area as missionary of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1732-1755.
Acting governor, 1771; thrice Chief Justice, 1750-1766; President of the Council. Owned large library. Home 7 mi. S.E.
Founded in 1866; oldest men's social club in N.C. Guilford F. Dudley, first president. Building here in use since 1913.
President Washington, on April 27, 1791, was a guest at the home of William Gause, Jr., which stood four miles south.