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Deer exhibit at Cape Fear Museum. Hurricanes! exhibit. Restored 1876 classroom at Cape Fear Museum. Fox exhibit at Cape Fear Museum. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is a museum located at 814 Market Street in downtown Wilmington in southeastern North Carolina. Founded in 1898, it is the oldest history museum in the state. [1]
This list of museums in North Carolina is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Wilmington: 21: Tinga Nursery: Tinga Nursery: October 4, 2000 : U.S. Route 117, 0.62 miles north of its junction with NC 132: Wrightsboro: 22: USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark: USS NORTH CAROLINA (BB-55) National Historic Landmark
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The Marine Hospital Fund was founded in 1798; [1] it was reorganized into the Marine Hospital Service in 1871 and renamed the U.S. Public Health Service in 1912. The hospital system became part of the Public Health Service's Bureau of Medical Services when it was created in 1943. The number of major hospitals peaked at thirty in 1943, and ...
Carolina Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 421 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Wilmington.
The Murchison Building (location: ) enjoys a commanding view of Battleship Park and the floating museum USS North Carolina (ship memorial location: ) located across the Cape Fear River. The ship is viewable in aerial photography of the area, e.g. Google Earth and can serve as a landmark when pinpointing the building from them.
Masonboro Sound Historic District is a national historic district located near Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object near Wilmington.