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Wilmington Beach was a coastal unincorporated community on Pleasure Island in North Carolina, United States [1] that was annexed by the town of Carolina Beach in 2000. Prior to the annexation, the small community was a buffer between Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. U.S. Highway 421 and Ocean Boulevard are the major roads through the area.
Carolina Beach is a beach town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, situated about 12 miles (19 km) south of Wilmington International Airport in southeastern coastal North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,564. It is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area.
In 1945, the Kure Beach Progressive Association was established for improving conditions on the barrier island community. Money was raised to bring water, electricity and even a firetruck to the area. This association led to the incorporation of the Town of Kure Beach in 1947. [10]
But the one Wilmington-area beach that did make the list was Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. According to The Inertia, a lot of factors can make a wave a good beginning spot: the speed, slope ...
A local beach, Freeman Park located at 1800 Canal Drive in Carolina Beach, was one of 20 nominees from across the country to be on the list. Nominees for 10Best lists are chosen by expert panels ...
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New Hanover County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 225,702. [1] The county seat is Wilmington. [2] Though the second-smallest county in North Carolina by land area, [3] it is one of the most populous counties, as Wilmington is one of the largest communities in the state.
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. [2] The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland, as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape.