Historical Marker

Rose Greenhow

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

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Confederate spy and

Washington society woman.

Drowned near Fort Fisher in

1864, while running Federal

blockade. Grave 1 m. N.E.

Location

AddressUS 17 Business (Third Street) at Dock Street in Wilmington
CityWilmington
CountyNew Hanover
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.234600, -77.945850

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