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Wilmington North Carolina
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| Founded circa 1739 and served as a sanctuary for pirates such as Blackbeard. |
| Named for Whig Statesman Spencer Compton, England's Earl of Wilmington. |
| Wilmington to Weldon Railroad was the world's longest in 1840 at 161.5 miles. |
| Fort Fisher was last Confederate port to fall to Union Forces during the Civil War. |
| City was largest in North Carolina (population 9553) until the end of the Civil War. |
| The Morning Star was North Carolina's oldest continuously operating newspaper. |
| Model who posed for the portrait "Whistler's Mother" lived in Wilmington. |
| The Bijou, which opened circa 1904, was first motion picture theater in the state. |
| Home town of Henry Bacon, the architect of Lincoln Memorial in Washington. |
| Wilmington was a naval construction site for 243 warships during World War II . |
| City had three POW camps which held over 500 enemy soldiers during WW II. |
| Home port since 1962 for retired World War II Battleship "USS North Carolina". |
| Birthplace of Sugar Ray Leonard, Roman Gabriel, and Sonny Jurgensen. |
| Site of High School that cut Michael Jordan from the varsity basketball team. |
| Filming site for Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Sleepy Hollow, Ironman3, etal. |
| Screen Gems Studio has produced over 350 motion pictures/TV shows. |
| Interstate 40 from Wilmington to Barstow California is 2554 miles in length. |
