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      THALIAN HALL CENTER FOR THE
      PERFORMING ARTS                    1898 MEMORIAL PARK
      See page 54 for a full description.  This park commemorates the violent
                                         coup d’etat that took place in Wilmington
      WWII HERITAGE                      November 10, 1898. The monument
      Honor the vital home-front role Southeast   honors the memory of African Americans
      North Carolina played during World War   who lost their lives that day and serves as a
      II. Download a free WWII Heritage Guide   symbol of social progress.
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          AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY       22 brave African American slaves who
      Commemorate the importance of      escaped in 1862 on 3 docked boats,
      African American heritage and culture in   floated down the Cape Fear River and
      Wilmington by visiting these memorials   met Union forces near Fort Caswell. The
                                         men immediately joined the U.S. Navy
      and historic markers. Download the   to fight for equality. The site is part of the
      guide map and heritage guide here:   National Underground Railroad Network
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