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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.
Wilmington Historic and Archeological District: May 6, 1974 : Roughly bounded by Wright, S. 7th, and Harnett Sts., and a north-south line 100 yards west of the North East Cape Fear River; also roughly bounded by Harnett, 7th, 3rd, and Howard, Campbell, 9th, 12th, and Princess, Dock, Castle 8th, and 14th, and 9th, Wright, and Greenfield
Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States. It is largely formed of barrier beaches and the silty outwash of the Cape Fear River as it drains the southeast coast of North Carolina through an estuary south of Wilmington .
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
The Cape Fear Museum, founded in 1898, has been at 814 Market St. since 1970.
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The Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District is a historic district encompassing a collection of shipwrecks in the Cape Fear area of southeastern North Carolina. The district includes several clusters of underwater archaeological resources associated with as many as 21 shipwrecks dating to the American Civil War . [ 2 ]
The University of North Carolina Wilmington is also home to the Seamen Ultimate Frisbee team. The team won the National Championship in 1993 and most recently qualified for the USA Ultimate College Nationals tournament in 2014 The Cape Fear Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby club playing in USA Rugby South Division II.