Benjamin Smith

1756-1826

Governor, 1810-1811, legislator, soldier, benefactor of UNC. His plantation, “Belvedere,” was 6 miles northeast.

Marker is on U.S. 17 0.1 miles north of Wire Road, on the right when traveling north.

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General Benjamin Smith

Here stood the

Wilmington residence of

General Benjamin Smith

Elected Governor of

North Carolina in 1810.

New Hanover Historical Commission.

A.J. Howell E.S. Martin

James Sprunt W.A. McGirt

Marker is on Dock Street 0.1 miles west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Benjamin Smith Barton

1766 - 1815

Physician, professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania. Author of first American botany textbook. In 1803, he taught natural history to Meriwether Lewis in preparation for Lewis & Clark Expecition, 1803 - 1806. He lived ...

Benjamin Eli Smith

Benjamin Eli Smith AM LHD

Editor of the

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

By his plan and under his direction work upon the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia was begun in 1882 refusing then the title of Editor he was authorized to engage Prof. William ...