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New Hanover County Public Library

The New Hanover County Public Library, Main Branch, is located at
201 Chestnut Street, corner of Third Street, Wilmington,
North Carolina.

There is one hour of free parking for Library patrons in the County parking
structure, right side, ground floor parking. The garage is adjacent to the Library; enter off Second Street.

For those doing research in the North Carolina Room, extended parking is free
for those entering the longer term parking to the left (North side)
of the County garage.
Your parking ticket can be validated in the North Carolina Room.

The North Carolina Room on the second floor of Main Library
has an extensive collection of records for New Hanover County
and adjacent counties, including Federal and State Census records
and indexes, Cemetery records, land ownership records,
City Directories (1860-2001) and architectural records.

Photo Tour of the North Carolina Room

North Carolina Room Policies and Procedures

North Carolina Room Newspapers on Microfilm

The Library Catalog, the Photo collections and further information are available on the Library website.

The New Hanover County Public Library North Carolina Room website

Very Special and Unique North Carolina Room collections include:

Bill Reaves Collection
Newspaper clippings, 1865 -1999

The Robert M. Fales Photo Collection
1364 Historical Wilmington and New Hanover County photos
collected by Dr Fales, the author of the book A History of Wilmington in Pictures,
in which 150 of the photos appear.

The Louis T. Moore Photograph Collection
976 photographs, mostly of New Hanover County and vicinity.
A remarkable collection of photos, taken between 1921 and 1941,
when Mr. Moore was secretary of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce.

Port City Architecture
Founded in 1739, Wilmington was historically North Carolina's largest town and busiest port. Located on the Cape Fear River, it was also a prominent rail center. Much of the old town has been preserved through the efforts of the Historic Wilmington Foundation and documented through the research materials at the New Hanover County Public Library. Featured here is the Historic Plaque Program, where preservation and education come together to showcase the city's architectural, social, cultural, business and family history.

The above three websites are available at the website of the NHC Public Library

Driving Directions to the Library

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