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Fort Fisher (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
ntic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.antic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
New Inlet (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
Wilmington (Delaware, United States) (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
Atlantic Ocean (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
Cape Fear (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great sntic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
New Hanover county (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
John Newton (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
1760 AD (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
1866 AD (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
1733 AD (search for this): entry wilmington-n-c
Wilmington, N. C. City, port of entry, and county seat of New Hanover county, N. C.; on Cape Fear River, about 20 miles front the Atlantic Ocean. It was originally laid out under the name of Newton in 1733; was incorporated as a borough in 1760, and chartered as a city in 1866; and was one of the most noted ports for blockade-runners in the first four years of the Civil War. In December, 1864, a combined naval and military expedition was sent against Fort Fisher, an earthwork of great strength and the principal protection of New Inlet, the chief entrance to Cape Fear River. For results of this expedition see Fisher, Fort.
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