From the Jan. 3, 2012, Wilmington Star-News Looking Back Column.
Events from 1911.
The Civil War was still a big topic of conversation in the pages of the Wilmington papers.
During 1911:
** A statue of Confederate General Attorney and Wilmington resident George Davis put up on Third and Market streets.
** Efforts were being made to turn Fort Fisher into a state or national battlefield. This was coming from both Union and Confederate veterans.
** A huge reunion was held in Wilmington by both sides who fought at Fort Fisher.
These were some of the topics covered in the column from last year, when it went back to the stuff happening one hundred years ago.
Of interest, today's Wilmington Star-News dates back to the first issue of the Wilmington Evening Star on September 23, 1867.
Long Times Ago. --Old B-Runner
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