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CSS Neuse Interpretive Center – Kinston, NC

January 12, 2017February 20, 2020 Pierce Legeion 0 Comments civil war, css neuse, css neuse interpretive center, kinston, lenoir county, people and places with pierce, ppp

Sitting at 158 feet long and 34 feet wide, what remains of the CSS Neuse at the CSS Neuse Interpretive Center in Kinston, NC is remarkable. Even more impressive, the ship’s impact on Civil War history in Eastern North Carolina.

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CSS Neuse II – Kinston, NC

June 16, 2016February 20, 2020 Pierce Legeion 0 Comments civil war, css neuse, css neuse ii, ironclad, kinston, lenoir county, people and places with pierce, ppp

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 from overseas coming to Kinston for a variety of reasons. For some, the reason is to see this ironclad,” said David Mooring, the president of the CSS Neuse Foundation.

The replica is a spitting image of the CSS Neuse, a gunboat used by Confederate troops to defend Kinston during the Civil War.