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The construction of a lighthouse at the mouth of the Cape Fear River was authorized by the Commissioners of the Cape Fear in 1789. The commission specified that the light be built "at the extreme point on Bald-head or some other convenient place near the bar of said river, in order that vessels may be enabled thereby to avoid the great shoal called Frying-Pan."
Smithville Township, occupying 79 sq mi (200 km 2) of land and 120.3 sq mi (312 km 2) of water, is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast and encompasses the towns of Oak Island, Southport, Caswell Beach, and Bald Head Island. [1] It is the site of the Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station.
Haglund explained the trip from Burlington to Bald Head Island wasn’t too bad. “It was only three-and-a-half hours,” Haglund said. “In the beginning, I was commuting almost every weekend.”
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 ...
With the help of his son, Edward, Gore began selling property on the island in 1958. Additionally, Gore built the original pier on the island, named the 'Vesta Pier' for the beached civil war blockade-runner which sat beneath the structure, though is now completely covered by sand. [6] Sunset Beach was later incorporated as a town in 1963. [7]
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Brunswick County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.It is the southernmost county in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,693. [1] Its population was only 73,143 in 2000, making it one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. [2]
After a successful cull and contraceptive program last decade, the Brunswick County island's deer herd is again increasing, up 20% since 2020.