EDWARD B. DUDLEY 1789-1855
Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote; first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. His home stands 2 blocks W.
D-17New Hanover County
Where it stands. US 17 Business (Third Street) at Nun Street in Wilmington
I reckon the years between forty and sixty are the best a man's apt to put in. He can do dang near anything as good as he could when he was a youngster, and what he can't jump over he's smart enough to walk around.