The Area
In 1910, this city overtook Wilmington as North Carolina's largest city.
What is Charlotte?
This MLB player was known as "Dirt Dog." He was named NC player of the year as a senior at Hoggard HS in both baseball and football, played at NC State, and was drafted by the Red Sox in the first round of the 1993 MLB draft.
Who is Trot Nixon?
The only coup d'état in United States history occurred in Wilmington in this year.
What is 1898?
Built between 1855-1858, this performing arts center has attracted many famous performers and is still an active theatre.
What is Thalian Hall?
This popular TV series was filmed in Wilmington for nine seasons.
What is "One Tree Hill?"
Wilmington is the eastern terminus of this east-west Interstate that ends 2554 miles away at Barstow, California.
What is Interstate 40?
Two basketball greats from Wilmington--The GOAT and the Harlem Globetrotter "Clown Prince."
Who are Michael Jordan and Meadowlark Lemon?
Three of these were built and operated in Wilmington from 1944 to 1946. The third site was where Wilmington International Airport now stands.
What were Prisoner of War Camps?
He grew up in Wilmington but moved to Nashville to claim fame with such songs as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
Who is Charlie Daniels?
Wilmington was a favorite port of call for this famous pirate.
Who is "Blackbeard" or Edward Teach?
The Wilmington metropolitan area includes these three NC counties.
New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties.
This boxer was born in Wilmington in 1956. Regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time winning world titles in 5 weight classes. He also won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Who is Sugar Ray Leonard?
In mid-August 1862, Wilmington was devaststed by a deadly outbreak of this disease brought by a blockade runner crew member and exacerbated by standing water in the city.
What is yellow fever?
This Wilmingtonian was the first host of CBS Sunday Morning.
Who was Charles Kuralt?
This area stretching 1.75 miles in downtown was voted by USA Today as one of the top 10 in the country. It's a great way to see the boats, the bridge, and the USS NC.
What is the Wilmington Riverwalk?
What is the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean?
Both of these New Hanover High School gridiron stars played for the Philadephia Eagles and are in the NFL Hall of Fame.
Who are Sonny Jurgensen and Roman Gabriel?
During WWII over 243 vessels were built in Wilmington. 126 were this type of ship. The first, the USS Zebulon Vance, was launched Dec. 6, 1941, just hours before the Pearl Harbor attack.
What is the Liberty Ship?
Since this 20th century decade, Wilmington has remained the largest film and TV production area in the state.
What is the 1980's?
The fishing pier at this nearby beach (not Wrightsville) built in 1923, is the oldest pier on the East Coast.
What is Kure Beach?
IN 2020, Wilmington was declared (by President Dump) the first one of these cities in the country because of its war efforts during the 1940's.
What is a World War II Heritage City.
This placekicker was born in Wilmington in 1986, played for Hoggard High School, UNC, and then for several NFL teams which include the Chiefs, Buccaneers and the Bears.
Who is Connor Barth?
Before Wilmington was officially founded in 1739, the area was part of a settlement called Brunswick Town which served as the first capital of what?
What is the colony of North Carolina?
This building in the historic district of Wilmington, originally built as a place for entertaining troops, has remained a performing arts for over 60 years.
What is the USO/Community Arts Center?
The fictional town of Capeside, Mass., was the setting of this American teen drama which ran for six seasons, 1998-2003. The series was filmed in the Wilmington area.
What is Dawson's Creek?