Wilmington was saved during the Civil war because the Mayor gave the city over to Sherman when he marched east. Sherman spared the destruction of the city. Since then, the citizens have kept the historic part in amazing condition and there are street after street of old houses. Most of them have plaques on the front that says that they are either 100 years old or plaques stating that their over 200 years old. As I walked around, I couldn't believe how many 200 year plaques decorated the fronts. 
Lots of the old roads are still bricked. This has proven to be a war between the city and the citizens. If the bricked roads deteriorate too much, the city will come in and lay asphalt over the bad bricks. Then, during the nights, the citizens rip up the asphalt to expose the bricks.
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