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M/V Fort Fisher on the Southport–Fort Fisher Ferry route. Knotts Island–Currituck: This route was created in the fall of 1962, and is the world's longest free ferry. It links NC 615 to the mainland, across the Currituck Sound between Knott's Island and Currituck. This was done to shorten the travel time for Knott's Island school children to ...
The ferry, popular with residents and tourists alike, transported roughly 177,000 vehicles and 473,000 passengers across the Cape Fear River last year.
In 1955, Robert E. Harrill, who eventually became known as "The Fort Fisher Hermit", took up residence in an abandoned World War II Army bunker on the Fort Fisher end of the island. [18] He was seen as a sort of philosopher and was, at one point, the second most-visited "site" in the state (second only to the Battleship North Carolina). Robert ...
North Carolina Highway 211 (NC 211) is a 162.5-mile-long (261.5 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses mostly through the Sandhills and Coastal Plain regions of the state; connecting the cities of Candor , Aberdeen , Raeford , Lumberton , Bladenboro , and Southport .
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The Cape Fear region is home to three of the eight lighthouses in North Carolina. Cape Fear Facts: 10 things to know about lighthouses in the Wilmington area Skip to main content
North Carolina Highway 12 (NC 12) is a 148.0-mile-long (238.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina, linking the peninsulas and islands of the northern Outer Banks. Most sections of NC 12 are two lanes wide, and there are also two North Carolina Ferry System routes which maintain continuity of the route as it traverses ...
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