Sunday, April 28, 2013

WILMINGTON, NC APRIL 15 - 16, 2013

Riverfront walk in Historic Wilmington

Lunch at George Restaurant on the riverwalk

Cobblestone street

Trolley tour of Historic Wilimingtom

Church on tour --see next picture

5 foot rooster on top of church steeple


One of the many beautiful homes on the tour


Whistler's mother lived here --- her house no longer exists

Courthouse used in the Matlock TV series..Wilmington is the 3 largest city for TV & movie locations after NY & LA

Back of the old cotton exchange- cotton was the major export prior to Civil War



Street entry of the cotton exchange now full of shops & restaurants

Small courtyard in the Cotton Exchange

Interior of the Cotton Exchange

City Market

Inside City Market




USS North Carolina


Gary manning the guns

Teak deck on Aft...they are in the process of restoring the whole deck

Liz on deck..note the size of the 16 in guns

View from the bridge

Japanese islands, ships & planes captured or destroyed by USS NC during WWII

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