A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF BOTH PAST AND PRESENT
Reny's Any Old Thing
Hwy. 130 ? Waccamaw River
Ash, North Carolina 28420
(919)287-3182
Christmas Shop and full gift line plus Ud. ed. artworks
Available at One or Both Locations Including:
? Tom Clark Gnomes
(Whileville Only)
?Precious Moments
?Miss Martha Originals
?Maude Humphrey Bogart
? Alex llaley Remembers
?SaraJt's Attic
?Legends
?Cat's Meow
?Hummels
?Raikes
?Jan Hag or a
? Memories of Yesterday
David Winter
'Lowell Davis
'Whitley Bay
'Department 56
'Rowe Pottery
Fenlon Glass
Any Old Thing Antiques
701 By Pass South
Whitcvillc, North Carolina 28472
(919)642-3312
1-800-424-6286
Use Our 800 Number If You Are Outside Our Telephone Exchanges
?Narrated Sightseeing Cruises
? Entertainment Dinner Cruises
? Special Events Cruises
? Moonlight Cruises
?Private Parties & Charters
Cape Fear Riverboats, Inc.
P.O. Box 1881, Wilmington, NC 28402
(919)343-1611 ? Toll Free 1-800-676-0162
Ollj? Paraott'fi ulablp
The Strand's Award-Winning Restaurant
? 1991 and 1992 recipient of the 5 Diamond Award as one of the top 50 overall restau
rants in the United States awarded by the Academy Awards of the Restaurant Industry
?1990 and 1991 Silver Spoon recipient awarded by the Gourmet Diners Club of
America
?Listed number one historic restaurant in SC
?Recommended by Golf Magazine.
?AAA and Mobile Travel Guide recommended.
EARLY BIRD SPECIALS
$3.(M) Off Regular Entrees
$2.(X) Off Lighter Side or children's Entrees
Every Night From 5:00 until 6:15 PM
Not valid with other discounts or promotions
Separate check* welcome if you tell us before ordering
Complimentary Polaroid Picture For Your Birthday or Anniversary
A Gift Certificate From The Parson's Table Makes The Perfect Gift
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Open For Dinner &. Favorite Drinks
Casual But Nice Attire ? Reservations Suggested
Closed Sundays ? No Smoking Area
llwy. 17 in Little River, S.C.
(803)249-3702 in SC (919) 579-8298 in NC
STAFF PHOTO BY SUSAN USHEI
SUNLIGHT FILTERS through tall, arched windows, enticing visitors to explore the ruins of old SL
Philip's Anglican Church at Brunswick Town State Historic Site.
Catch A Glimpse Of Colonial
Glory Days Of Brunswick Town
Two hundred and sixiy-six
years ago, it was known as a
leading port in colonial North
Carolina and some of the state's
most prominent leaders were among
its residents.
It was occupied by the Spanish in
1748; the scene of Stamp Act resis
tance and an attack by the Spanish
in 1766; the home of two royal gov
ernors.
At the time of the Civil War, Fort
Anderson was built on its ruins.
Today, it's a popular tourist attrac
tion known to visitors as Brunswick
Town Stale Historic Site. A visitors'
center with exhibits and a slide
show; picnicking grounds and self
guided tour trails offer the curious a
glimpse of an earlier time. To step
through the ruins of old St. Philip's
Church and to walk what was once a
bustling main street is to step across
the threshold into North Carolina
history.
Maurice Moore, a businessman
and most likely the county's first de
veloper, is credited with starting
Brunswick. He subdivided ihe prop
erly and offered the first lots for sale
in 1726. The town prospered and
quickly became the state's leading
port for export of naval supplies
such as tar and pitch, and lumber 10
Europe and the West Indies.
It maintained that lofty position as
the state's leading seaport for 50
years.
At the same lime, it became an
active political center. Brunswick
served as the county scat of what
was then New Hanover County until
1739, when the scat was moved to
Wilmington.
In 1764, when Brunswick County
was chartered, Brunswick Town be
came the scene for meetings of the
North Carolina Colonial Assembly.
War first came to Brunswick
County in 1749, when the town was
attacked by Spanish privateers who
held it for four days before an explo
sion aboard a Spanish ship killed
most of the captors and allowed resi
dents to reclaim much of their goods
that had been stolen.
Declining in importance and pop
ulation, ihc town was destroyed in
1776 under British torches.
In 1842, the remains of the town
were sold to the owner of Orton
Plantation for $4.25.
Partial restoration came in 1862
with the construction of Fort
Anderson, a Confederate garrison.
Troops stationed there were to
help protect the Cape Fear River and
Wilmington. Under heavy bombard
ment near the close of the war, Fort
Anderson fell, as troops retreated to
ward the city. Not long after, Fort
Fisher, the "Gibralter" of America,
fell to Union forces.
Now owned by the State of North
Carolina, Brunswick Town is open
to the public at no charge. Summer
hours (April 1 through Oct. 31) arc 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday.
Accessible from either N.C. 87
South or N.C. 211 South, Brunswick
Town is located on N.C. 133 be
tween Southport and Wilmington.
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