Historic Photos of Wilmington

For a century after its incorporation in 1740, Wilmington, North Carolina remained a sleepy port city. Then, the coming of steam-power, especially railroad and steamship, enabled a steady growth. War, whether the Civil War with its blockade-runners or the shipbuilding born of the world conflicts of the 1900s, brought more growth. With that expansion came, of course, growing pains. The story of Wilmington, North Carolina is a story of rivers, sounds, and sea, and of a city that grew near the places where those waters mingled. It is the story of a port that became the "Lifeline of the Confederacy" as well as the lifeline of a state. And in this case, it is the story of over a hundred years of history (1860s to 1970s) told through almost two hundred photographs-the captured essences of people and events now lost.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684420180
• ISBN13: 9781684420186
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Turner
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 8.5"