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Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers a 427-acre (1.73 km 2) [1] area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States. It is the most visited park within the NC park system. [2]
Money Point Shoreline Restoration, Virginia; Mispillion Living Shoreline Project, Delaware; Recent Best Restored Beach winners have included: 2022 Winners Duxbury Beach Dune Restoration Project, MA; Ocean Isle Beach Shoreline Protection Project, NC; Sodus Point Beach Project, NY; Waikiki Beach Maintenance Project, HI; 2021 Winners
William S. Powell and Jay Mazzocchi, eds. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (2006) 1320pp; 2000 articles by 550 experts on all topics; ISBN 0-8078-3071-2; James Clay and Douglas Orr, eds., North Carolina Atlas: Portrait of a Changing Southern State (University of North Carolina Press, 1971).
At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4] In 1928, the hydroelectric plant began generating electricity for the Blue Ridge Power Company, one of the companies taken over by Duke Power .
Lake Toxaway is the largest privately held lake in North Carolina.The lake, developed by the Lake Toxaway Company, is man-made and covers 640 acres (2.6 km 2) 60 feet (18 m), and the shoreline is 14 miles (23 km).
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a 287-acre (1.16 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina in the United States.Located near Kure Beach, North Carolina, it includes Fort Fisher, site of a major naval engagement during the American Civil War.
The National Park Service conducts a tour of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project on Monday, July 1, 2024. The project is expected to cost $19.2 million and will include replacing ...
Lake Waccamaw is a fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina.It is the largest of the natural Carolina Bay lakes. [2] Although bay trees (Magnolia virginiana L., Gordonia lasianthus Ellis, and Persea) are present within many Carolina Bays, [3] the term "bay" does not refer to the trees but comes instead from an early science publication by Glenn (1895), who used the word ...