Scott Nunn, who does the Back Then articles in the Wilmington Starr wanted readers to send in any information on the original Maffitt Village, southwest of current Long Leaf Park. Maffitt Village was a federal housing complex built to house Wilmington's huge population growth during the war.
He grew up there and used to play on the old concrete slabs in the woods and also came across manhole covers while growing up.
His late uncle, Captain R.K. Buie drove a bus in the area during the war.
While growing up, he also came across some old earthworks from the Civil War.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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