Inscription
Acting governor, 1771;
thrice Chief Justice,
1750-1766; President of the
Council. Owned large
library. Home 7 mi. S.E.
Location
AddressUS 17 Business (Third Street) between Ann and Nun Streets in Wilmington
CityWilmington
CountyNew Hanover
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.231460, -77.945570
Sources
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Cornelius Harnett 1723-1781
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Revolutionary statesman.
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Union assault on Hoke's entrenched Confederates led to the city's fall on February 22, 1865.
W. H. C. Whiting 1824-1865
Confederate major general and engineer.
St. John's Lodge
Wilmington, NC
First Masonic lodge in North Carolina.
Robert R. Taylor 1868-1942
Wilmington, NC
Pioneer black architect.
