New Hanover County, North Carolina:
Transportation and Industry


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Bromine Extraction  Ethyl-Dow plant, which operated here, 1934-1945, pioneered extraction of bromine from sea water. Element used in Ethyl, anti-knock gas compound     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Building histories of New Hanover County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
Early Drawbridge  One of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by British troops, 1781     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
N.C. Building and Loan Association League  Organized on June 25, 1903, at Seashore Hotel nearby. First president was Samuel Wittkowsky     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
New Hanover County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
New Hanover County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
Patents  New Hanover County, North Carolina     (Source: Google Patents)
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad  Longest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was 4 blocks W     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)
Wilmington Morning Star  Established Sept. 23, 1867. Oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication in North Carolina. First office was 18 blocks N.W     (Source: North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program)

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