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The ferry linking Bald Head Island to Southport is changing ownership despite an appeal from the village of Bald Head Island. On Nov. 19, the North Carolina Utilities Commission stamped final ...
The Hatteras Class ferry, Roanoke, operating between Cherry Branch and Minnesott Beach on the Neuse River. The North Carolina Ferry System operates seven Hatteras Class ferries. These Vessels draft only 4 feet, and are designed for the shallow waters and shifting shoals of Eastern North Carolina.
Bald Head Island is located in southeastern Brunswick County and is the southernmost settlement in the state of North Carolina. [ 19 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9 km 2 ), of which 3.9 square miles (10.0 km 2 ) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2 ) (33.01%) is water.
U.S. Highway 421 provides the only bridge access to Pleasure Island. A ferry at the southern terminus of Route 421 at Fort Fisher connects Pleasure Island to Southport, NC at (North Carolina Highway 211). A separate ferry from Southport brings travelers and supplies to Bald Head Island to the south.
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The Powers Ferry (originally spelled Power's Ferry) was another route northwest from Atlanta, upstream from Pace's Ferry. It is named for James Power (1790–1870), a plantation owner, who established this Chattahoochee River ferry in 1835, before Atlanta was founded. [15] The ferry remained in service for nearly 70 years, until a bridge was ...
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