Judah P. Benjamin

Historical marker location:

Wilmington, North Carolina

( Marker is on South 3rd Street (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles south of Ann Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1955

In the early 1900s, North Carolina was home to a thriving film industry, centered in the town of Wilmington. Many early silent films were shot in the state.