(Virtual) Prologue: Curious Tales From Old Wilmington by Chris E Fonvielle Jr , March 8th whqr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whqr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WILMINGTON – In the span of a few years, local residents have said bon voyage to the Wilmington riverfront s two most iconic ships.
The Coast Guard cutter Diligence, the namesake of which has been stationed in the city since 1790, left its perch at the foot of Princess Street for Florida last fall.
A few years earlier, the Henrietta III, a multi-deck cruiser that hosted countless tours up and down the river, was sold by Cape Fear Riverboats and sailed north for its next chapter in New York.
The loss of the two ships has left considerable voids in the striking landscape of the riverfront that is quickly going more vertical with each new development on the north end.