Wilmington, a city, port of entry, and capital of New Hanover co., N.C., is situated on the E. or left bank of the Cape Fear River, about 30 miles from its mouth, 134 miles S.S.E. of Raleigh, and 189 miles E. of Columbia, S.C. It is the S. terminus of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, and the E. terminus of the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad. The Carolina Central Railroad extends from this place to Charlotte, 187 miles. Lat. 34°11'N.; lon. 78° 10' W. It is the largest and most commercial town in the state. It contains a court-house, a custom house, 21 churches, a national bank, 3 other banks, 2 or 3 academies, a normal school, a cotton-factory, 5 steam saw mills, 2 flour-mills, 2 rice-mills, and 10 turpentine-distilleries. Three daily and 5 weekly newspapers are published here. Steamboats ply daily between this port and Baltimore, Charleston, &c. Other steamboats navigate the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Fayetteville. Pop. in 1870, 13,446: in 1880, 17,350; in 1890, 20,056.
Wilmington, a city, port of entry, and capital of New Hanover co., N.C., is situated on the E. or left bank of the Cape Fear River, about 30 miles from its mouth, 134 miles S.S.E. of Raleigh, and 189 miles E. of Columbia, S.C. It is the S. terminus of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, and the E. terminus of the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad. The Carolina Central Railroad extends from this place to Charlotte, 187 miles. Lat. 34°11'N.; lon. 78° 10' W. It is the largest and most commercial town in the state. It contains a court-house, a custom house, 21 churches, a national bank, 3 other banks, 2 or 3 academies, a normal school, a cotton-factory, 5 steam saw mills, 2 flour-mills, 2 rice-mills, and 10 turpentine-distilleries. Three daily and 5 weekly newspapers are published here. Steamboats ply daily between this port and Baltimore, Charleston, &c. Other steamboats navigate the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Fayetteville. Pop. in 1870, 13,446: in 1880, 17,350; in 1890, 20,056.
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