WILMINGTON — ”She may have been the last witness of the events of 1898,” Leigh Carter said.  READ MORE: ‘Violently erased’: PBS documentary examines legacy of Wilmington’s 1898 coup Carter was patting a live oak’s sturdy branches at the corner of Davis and Third streets. How old the tree is remains unknown.  “We will have to … Continue reading Former endowment CEO now focused on Wilmington 1898 in new museum project