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  2. Havelock, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    www.havelocknc.us. Havelock is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 20,735 at the 2010 census. [4] The city is home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, the world's largest Marine Corps air station, [5] and home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Havelock is part of the New Bern, NC Micropolitan ...

  3. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point - Wikipedia

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    KC-130J Hercules of VMG-252 on the flight-line MCAS Cherry Point. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point (* 34.9009°N 76.8807°W) (ICAO: KNKT, FAA LID: NKT) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was ...

  4. Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point - Wikipedia

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    Hospitals in North Carolina. The Naval Health Clinic, Cherry Point is a military treatment facility located aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point providing medical care to United States uniformed service members, beneficiaries and retirees living and serving in the Eastern North Carolina region. The clinic's motto "Keeping the Warfighter ...

  5. Neuse River - Wikipedia

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    The Neuse River (/ nuːs / NOOSE, Tuscarora: Neyuherú·kęʔkì·nęʔ [ 1 ]) is a river rising in the Piedmont of North Carolina and emptying into Pamlico Sound below New Bern. Its total length is approximately 275 miles (443 km), [ 2 ] making it the longest river entirely contained in North Carolina. The Trent River joins the Neuse at New Bern.

  6. Croatan National Forest - Wikipedia

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    The Croatan National Forest (/ ˈkroʊətæn /) [3] is a U.S. National Forest, was established on July 29, 1936, and is located on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The forest is managed together with the other three North Carolina ...

  7. History of slavery in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Slavery was legally practiced in the Province of North Carolina and the state of North Carolina until January 1, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Prior to statehood, there were 41,000 enslaved African-Americans in the Province of North Carolina in 1767. By 1860, the number of slaves in the state of ...

  8. Duplin County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In 1891, he was elected for two terms as U.S. representative for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district. [20] James Kenan (1740–1810), Colonial and state official, Revolutionary officer, founder of Kenansville, and sheriff of Duplin County. Kenan was born in Turkey, North Carolina, at his father's plantation, The Lilacs. [21]

  9. Cherry Branch, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    28532 ( Havelock) Area code. 252. FIPS code. 37-12186. GNIS feature ID. 2812787 [2] Cherry Branch is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. [2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,211.