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CSS Neuse
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Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Closed Sunday and Monday |
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Call: (252) 522-2091
Fax: (252) 527-7036 |
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CSS Neuse State Historic Site
(and Governor Caswell Memorial)
2612 W. Vernon Ave. (U.S. 70 Bus.)
P.O. Box 3043
Kinston, NC 28502 |
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Built as an ironclad ramming vessel, the CSS Neuse was completed in 1864, but low water prevented its entry into the Civil War.
When Union troops occupied Kinston in March 1865, the Neuse was burned by its crew to avoid its imminent capture by Union troops.
The gunboat's massive hull, pulled from the river in 1963, is on display along with fascinating artifacts from the wreckage.
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