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Wilmington is a port city in North Carolina, and has a population of about 128 thousand people. Wilmington's residential area lies between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, and the city developed as a commercial port in the colonial era. Toward the end of the 19th century, Wilmington racially integrated, prosperous city – and the largest in North Carolina. By 1910 and after what became known as the Wilmington insurrection of 1898 when white supremacists launched a coup that overthrew the legitimately elected local government, Charlotte overtook Wilmington as North Carolina's largest city. Wilmington's downtown includes a 2.82 km riverwalk, a local tourist attraction in the late 20th. Wilmington was declared the first World War II Heritage City in the country in 2020. The World War II battleship USS North Carolina, now a war memorial, is moored across from the downtown port area, and is open to the public for tours. Other attractions include the Cape Fear Museum of...