Historical Marker

Cassidey Shipyard

US 17 Business (Third Street) at Church Street in Wilmington · Wilmington · New Hanover

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Confederate shipyard and

outfitting station which

completed the ironclad steam

sloop Raleigh in 1863. Site

is three blocks west.

Location

AddressUS 17 Business (Third Street) at Church Street in Wilmington
CityWilmington
CountyNew Hanover
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.229360, -77.945320

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