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Orton Plantation

Orton Plantation In 1725, the Lord Proprietors granted Colonel Maurice Moore 1,500 acres of land where he established Brunswick Town,…

Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson

The Ruins of Brunswick Town, a Colonial North Carolina Settlement, and Fort Anderson The town was named after Brunswick-Lüneburg, a…

Wilmington, a Port for Irish and French Huguenots

By Jeannette Holland Austin In the early pioneer days of North Carolina, Wilmington was a small port, mostly seasonable. Its…