Historic Photos of Wilmington Format:Hardcover Where did we come from

Where did we come from

The Lucques Group

to becoming the state's largest city and capitol

for transforming our faith communities and our lives

Historic Photos of Wilmington Format:Hardcover Where did we come fromFor 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,