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A HIGHLY PRIVATE LITTLE GUESTHOUSE
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A Sojourn On Cape Fear
March 07, 1993
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Introduction to Wilmington
November 20, 2006
Set in a valley filled with America's castles, Wilmington celebrates its industrial nature with its developing Riverfront. Although it's a work in progress, it's a lovely 1 1/3-mile walk along the Christina River, dotted with warehouses and other industrial sites reborn as a market, shops, restaurants, offices, and museums. In a whimsical touch, gaily colored cranes hover above. As a Baltimorean who has watched the development of the Inner Harbor, I looked forward to seeing what Wilmington could do with its waterfront. Though it's not as flashy as Harborplace, and with fewer attractions, it's easy to spend a few hours walking from the train station through the Tubman-Garrett Park to the Bank One Center, the Shipyard Shops, and the urban nature preserve.
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THE ULTIMATE MOVEABLE FEAST
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CORRESPONDENT'S CHOICE
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A HIGHLY PRIVATE LITTLE GUESTHOUSE
April 28, 1985
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A Sojourn On Cape Fear
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Introduction to Wilmington
November 20, 2006
As the chief port of North Carolina, Wilmington is a major retail, trade, and manufacturing center, but tourism is looming larger than ever in its economy. Known first as New Carthage, and then as New Liverpool, New Town, and Newton, this city was given its present name in 1739 in honor of the earl of Wilmington. Technically, it isn't even on the coast; it's inland a bit, at the junction of the Cape Fear River's northeast and northwest branches. Despite the treacherous shoals that guarded the mouth of Cape Fear when explorers first arrived in 1524, upriver Wilmington developed into an important port for goods shipped to and from Europe during colonial days.
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THE ULTIMATE MOVEABLE FEAST
October 18, 1981
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CORRESPONDENT'S CHOICE
September 19, 1982
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