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2. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Known as the "Gem of the Brunswick Islands", [10] Ocean Isle Beach is located along the coastal corridor between Wilmington, North Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The beach runs east to west and offers a fishing pier, public boat launch facility, direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway, and beach paths every 500 feet (150 m).

3. Figure Eight Island - Wikipedia

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   Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area , and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean .

4. Learning how to surf? A Wilmington-area beach makes a ... - AOL

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   But the one Wilmington-area beach that did make the list was Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. According to The Inertia, a lot of factors can make a wave a good beginning spot: the speed, slope ...

5. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The town bears the name of Joshua G. Wright of Wilmington (1842-1890), who developed a local realtor company. [6] A post office called Wrightsville was subsequently established in 1881. Accessibility to the beach improved in 1887 when Shell Road was completed, running from Wilmington to the edge of the current Intracoastal Waterway. The town ...

6. Wilmington among NC places great for vacation, bad for ... - AOL

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   Cheryl M. Whitaker, Wilmington StarNews August 6, 2024 at 5:02 AM Wilmington made the list as the top southern city on the rise according to Southern Living in March.

7. Pleasure Island (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   The area then saw major change in summertime population after 1887, when John W. Harper, a popular Wilmington ship captain, started making steamship runs from Wilmington to a newly built pier located near the Sugar Loaf sand dune. Harper was a partner in the New Hanover Transit Company which saw the potential of an easy-to-access beach destination.