CSS NEUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE

KINSTON, NC

Loading logs on train Goldsboro Lumber Company North Carolina undated NARA95-GP-1490-Box0330_025_001_AC This was another of Baldwin's small "off-the-shelf" Forney [0-4-4]? locomotive that combined elements of high-volume manufacturing and the custom fitting that came with building steam locomotives of any size. The Baldwin guide says that the little balloon-stacker (fuel was 1 cord of wood with a spark-arresting Radley & Hunter stack) was sold to the Goldsboro Lumber Company of Dover, NC, but the Specifications book does not list that transaction. Goldsboro Lumber & Railroad Company was registered in 1908 and owned 36 mi of track between Dover, NC and Richlands, NC. Eventually, they owned 3 locomotives and operated both passenger and freight service as the Dover and South Bound Railroad. Source of Photograph: National Archives RG# 95-GP Records of the Forest Service General Subject Files Negative Number:23336
Loading logs on train Goldsboro Lumber Company North Carolina undated NARA95-GP-1490-Box0330_025_001_AC Credit: Lane Genealogy

CSS Neuse State Historic Site in Kinston, North Carolina is a former Confederate naval warship that served in the Civil War. Built in 1863 and launched in 1864, the CSS Neuse was one of the few ironclads built by the Confederate Navy. The ship saw action in the Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina and the Battle of Fort Fisher. After the war, the ship was sold and used as a merchant ship, before being scuttled in the Neuse River in 1865.

CSS Neuse State Historic Site is located on the Neuse River, near Kinston. The site includes the remains of the CSS Neuse, as well as a museum dedicated to the history of the ship. The museum includes artifacts from the ship, including cannons, armor, and other objects from the Civil War era. Visitors can also tour a replica of the ship, which was built in 2011.

The CSS Neuse State Historic Site is open to the public year-round, and offers educational programs and guided tours of the ship and museum. Visitors can also explore the surrounding wetlands by kayak or canoe, and take part in Civil War reenactments. The site is a popular destination for school groups, history buffs, and those interested in learning more about the Civil War.

CSS NEUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in KINSTON NC. US MID #8403700425

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 153,505 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Loading logs on train Goldsboro Lumber Company North Carolina undated NARA95-GP-1490-Box0330_025_001_AC This was another of Baldwin's small "off-the-shelf" Forney [0-4-4]? locomotive that combined elements of high-volume manufacturing and the custom fitting that came with building steam locomotives of any size. The Baldwin guide says that the little balloon-stacker (fuel was 1 cord of wood with a spark-arresting Radley & Hunter stack) was sold to the Goldsboro Lumber Company of Dover, NC, but the Specifications book does not list that transaction. Goldsboro Lumber & Railroad Company was registered in 1908 and owned 36 mi of track between Dover, NC and Richlands, NC. Eventually, they owned 3 locomotives and operated both passenger and freight service as the Dover and South Bound Railroad. Source of Photograph: National Archives RG# 95-GP Records of the Forest Service General Subject Files Negative Number:23336
Lake Trail at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Sunbeams at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Understory at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Fallen The beginning steps of decomposition photographed at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Spider Spider - do you know the kind? I don't. Photographed at at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Mossy The process of decomposition takes some time at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Canopy Mixed forest at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina. part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Mill Creek Mill Creek at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Wayne County, North Carolina part of the North Carolina Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience
Cypress Creek United Methodist Church on North Carolina Highway 41 in Comfort in Jones County, North Carolina.
Jones County Tobacco Barn on North Carolina Highway 41 in Jones County, North Carolina.
Jones County Water Tower on North Carolina Highway 41 in Jones County, North Carolina.

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CSS NEUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
PO BOX 3043
KINSTON
NC
28502-3043

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MID # 8403700425
Name CSS NEUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
Alternate Name CSS NEUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 510191899
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 155,189
REVENUE 153,505
LAT/LONG 35.260221, -77.578582
CODES FIPS State Code: 37
FIPS County Code: 107
US Census Tract: 010700
US Census Block: 2062