The CSS Neuse is a rare piece of Civil War history – a remarkably intact ironclad ship freed 50 years ago from the Neuse River. Now the state’s archaeologists are going back for more. On Monday ...
The Confederate government under the leadership of Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory embarked on an ambitious shipbuilding program that included construction of about 50 ironclad gunboats, 22 of ...
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) – At the corner of Gordon and Heritage Streets in downtown Kinston lies something extraordinary. “It’s the only full-scale replica of an ironclad in the world. We’ve got people ...
KINSTON —The remnants of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse sit in a climate-controlled facility in downtown Kinston, a far cry from the bottom of the Neuse River. How it got there is explained in a ...
A Civil War ironclad ship used by the Confederacy has a new home in eastern North Carolina. The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center, now open in Kinston, displays what’s left of the ship. The ...
KINSTON, NC (WECT) - Most people are aware of the many ground battles that took place between 1861 and 1865, but both the Union and Confederate armies had a variety of naval warships. Before the war ...
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) – “We house the only remaining commissioned Confederate Ironclad above water,” noted Matthew Young, site manager for the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center in Kinston. Sitting at 158 ...
Almost 150 years after taking part in the Civil War, a Confederate warship settled into a new home Thursday with the opening of a Kinston museum in its honor. Almost 150 years after taking part in the ...
For almost all of human history, boats were made of wood. Sure, today we've got amazing ships built from steel and composites, but people have been sailing for thousands of years, so almost every ship ...
Calling all Civil War history buffs and lovers of all things nautical: The CSS Neuse Center in downtown Kinston will be hosting a program Saturday that will teach visitors the skills needed, and ...
This week, an archaeological team is expected to set out to see if they can find remains of the CSS Neuse, a battleship that met a watery grave near Kinston, NC, during the Civil War. Now, many of you ...
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