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A Spanish expedition captured the town of Brunswick, 1748, during King George's War, but was soon driven away by the colonial militia.

Merchant, planter, and colonial official. Built this house, 1770-1771. His "Hermitage" estate was eight miles north.

Royal governor, 1754-65. Scholar, engineer, and member of Irish Parliament. Promoted immigration to colony. Grave 2 mi. S.

First student to enter the University of North Carolina, 1795. Civil engineer and legislator. Grave 300 yards east.

Built by Confederacy. Its fall on Jan. 15, 1865, closed Wilmington, last important southern port for blockade running.

Gov. Gabriel Johnston ordered construction of fort, 1745. Burned by defiant colonists, 1775. Rebuilt later. Only the officers quarters remain.

Revolutionary leader, Whig colonel in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, 1776. His grave is 9 miles northeast.

Anna McNeill Whistler, the mother of James Whistler, artist, was born in a house which stood one block east.

Built by U.S. Army, 1826. Seized by N.C. militia in 1861. Vital Confederate coastal defense until it was abandoned in 1865. Fort stands 3 miles E.

Governor, 1795-1798; one of the first three state judges; president, Council of Safety, 1776. His grave is 3 miles east.