On May 7, 1915, the German submarine U-20 fired a single torpedo at the luxury liner RMS Lusitania, striking the hull at 2:10 p.m.
New Hanover County
On April 21, 1864, the state salt works in New Hanover County were attacked by Federal forces and about a third of the site was destroyed.
On February 26, 1865, ten miles northeast of downtown Wilmington, Union and Confederate forces began negotiations that saw a total of 8,684 Union soldiers
A depiction of the capture of Fort Fisher
On January 15, 1865, Fort Fisher, nicknamed “Gibraltar of the South,” fell to Union troops.
An aerial view of the Ethyl-Dow plant. Image from theFederal Point Historic Preservation Society.
Southern Railway trains. Image from the State Archives.
