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HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS
Color Code: Wilmington | Carolina Beach | Kure Beach | Wrightsville Beach
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA: This WWII African American History:
era battleship is Wilmington’s best-known The WilmingtoNColor Heritage Tour
historic site. Wilmington is a World War II celebrates the history and contributions
Heritage City. of our African American citizenry. Journey
Wilmington also features walking and
Hannah Block Historic USO/Community
Arts Center: Explore the 1943 USO’s WWII riding African American History tours
lobby museum. by appointment. Don’t miss the 1898
Memorial Park, Orange Street Landing
Fort Fisher State Historic Site: Live the marker, the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT)
history at this earthen fort, site of the highway marker and the USCT Sculpture
largest land-sea battle of the Civil War. Park at the Cameron Art Museum.
Wilmington Railroad Museum: Check out
the historic steam locomotive and caboose
of the Atlantic Coast Railroad.
Wrightsville Beach Museum of History:
Historic Myers Cottage (c.1909) reflects
beach cottage life from the early 1900s
through the 1970s.
Historic House Museums: Three of
Wilmington’s historic homes are open to the
public: 1800s Bellamy Mansion Museum USCT Sculpture Park at
of History & Design Arts and its lovely the Cameron Art Museum
gardens; c. 1770 Burgwin-Wright House
& Gardens and colonial structures like the Carolina Beach Tours: Reserve your
1744 city jail on site; and the Latimer House spot for Historic Boardwalk Tours
Museum, an 1852 Victorian-era Italianate (summertime) led by the Federal Point
Revival home and gardens. Historic Preservation Society and learn
what shops used to line this stretch.
Tasting History, LLC offers two history
walking tours year-round: History in a
Glass Tour and the Signature Food Tour.
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson
(Winnabow) and Moores Creek National
Battlefield (Currie) – Stroll past cannons
and militia earthworks at these sites of
the American Revolution.

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