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The Tidewater Region is the slim section of land along the coast of North Carolina near the Atlantic ocean. All the beaches of North Carolina are located here. There are also capes, (projections of land into water) on the coast of North Carolina. Lighthouses, normally found on a cape, reduce incidents of a collision between ships and the coast.
Scotland County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Its county seat is and largest community is Laurinburg.The county was formed in 1899 from part of Richmond County and named in honor of the Scottish settlers who occupied the area in the 1700s.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division extends over seven routes and one emergency route, has 22 ferries, and employs over 400 workers. The operations are supported by a full service shipyard at Manns Harbor and 10 support vessels, including dredge, military-style landing craft utility vehicles ( LCUs ), tugs, and barges.
Comitatul Scotland, Carolina de Nord; Usage on ru.wikipedia.org Список округов Северной Каролины; Скотленд (округ, Северная Каролина) Usage on sh.wikipedia.org Scotland County, North Carolina; Usage on simple.wikipedia.org List of counties in North Carolina; Scotland County, North Carolina
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]
Despite the fact that North Carolina has hundreds of miles of beachfront territory, due to the Outer Banks and swampland along the coast the state lacks a good natural harbor. As such, North Carolina never developed a major port city as did neighboring states such as Georgia (Savannah), South Carolina (Charleston), and Virginia (Norfolk).
The Lumber River became a vital route for transporting 100-foot logs downriver to the seaport of Georgetown, South Carolina. Lumberton, North Carolina was important for the timber industry and associated production of turpentine. The visible remaining bridge abutments, tram bridges, and dock pilings are reminders of the critical importance of ...
South Carolina. Gaffney/Cherokee County. SC 18 (Shelby Highway) I-85; US 29 (Cherokee Avenue) SC 211 (Hickory Grove Road) Chester and Union Counties SC 9 / SC 49 (Pinkney Road) in Lockhart; SC 72 / SC 215 in Carlisle; Fairfield and Newberry Counties SC 34 (Newberry Road) SC 213 (Parr Road) in Peak; Columbia. I-20; US 176 (Broad River Road) I-126