“The Revolution and the River” by David A. Norris

Name: “The Revolution and the River” by David A. Norris
Start: 2025-03-18T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens

Schedule

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens | Wilmington, NC

Join us for a presentation by David A. Norris as he explores how the unique geography of the Cape Fear River affected colonial and Revolutionary-era Wilmington.
Check-in and Social at 6:30PM
Meeting begins at 7PM
Refreshments will be served.
Admission is free to members. $5 for guests. You can join the Cape Fear Revolutionary War Round Table at the door!
The meeting takes place at the Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens at 224 Market Street in downtown Wilmington. (corner of Third & Market Street) There's street parking in front of the Burgwin-Wright House, meters are free after 6:30PM. There's also parking at the city parking deck and open-air lot on Second and Market St.
About the talk
Norris will examine the creation of New Inlet in a 1761 hurricane; the shoals called “the Flats” that limited access to Wilmington from the sea; the early ferry landings that served Wilmington and Brunswick Town; and how only the smallest vessels of the Royal Navy could pass the shoals of the river and reach Wilmington.
About the speaker
David A. Norris is a historian, author, and artist who has lived in Wilmington for 25 years. He is constantly but pleasantly busy with exploring the city and region’s history and archaeology, and the historical links that connect Wilmington to the rest of the world. His particular interest in the 18th century has lured him as far afield as Fort Ticonderoga, the Fortress of Louisbourg, and Lexington Green, not to mention Wilmington’s Burgwin-Wright House & Gardens.