In every direction from Camp Davis roads lead to places of historic memory.

  Within the camp's military jurisdiction is Kill Devil Hill at Kitty Hawk, N.C., where the Wright Brothers made their transcendentally epic flight. Within the very coves where antiaircraft guns of the camp now roar daily pirates of the age of Blackbeard hid from the righteous frigates of the navies of the day and split their booty. Within recent years a New York concern conducted a vast treasure hunt in this very vicinity in search of millions in pirate booty long rumored to be hidden in this area.

  In Wilmington, 30 miles south of Camp on U. S. 17, the coastal highway to Florida, are located numerous points of historic interest. Among these are Lord Cornwallis' House, where the great English general maintained headquarters during the American Revolution. In this famous building is now housed an Officer's Lounge for the accommodation of commissioned personnel of the many armed forces installations in this section of the state.

  Also in Wilmington is the First Presbyterian Church where the father of the late President Woodrow Wilson was pastor. In the nearby manse the President-to-be spent several of his formative years. It was while a member of the pastorate of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Wilmington that the late eminent Cardinal Gibbons wrote the monumental work "Faith of Our Fathers." Whistler's mother, whom the painter has made known to millions through the famous canvas depicting her, was born in a house still standing in Wilmington.

  There are many examples of ante bellum Southern architecture in the vicinity of Camp Davis. Orton Manor, across the Cape Fear River from Wilmington, was built in 1729 and is one of the show places of the South.

  Also in Wilmington are the famed Bellamy House, the Governor Dudley House, St. James Church and St. John's Tavern, all old colonial structures which offer interest to the visitor.