Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Wilmington, in North Carolina” in entry verrazzano-giovanni-da of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
... Cathay (China) by a westward route.
Of this voyage the famous letter here published is the record.
It was in March, 1524, that he discovered the American coast, probably not far from the site of Wilmington, in North Carolina .
It will be interesting for the student to follow him in his course northward, remembering that he was the first European who explored this part of the coast.
A newe land, he exclaims in his let...
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