From the September 5, 2016, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Back Then" by Scott Nunn. I am glad they started doing this column again. Always interesting to look back at old newspapers.
In the September 2, 1956, newspaper there was an article about the Sunset Park Baptist Church marking their 14th anniversary. It was formed on September 6, 1942, with 39 members and was located in one of the busiest parts of Wilmington at the time, the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. By 1956, the church had 1,200 members.
The N.C. Shipbuilding Company grew to have a huge work force making many naval vessels, especially Liberty Ships.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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