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Kure Beach (/ ˈ k jʊər i / KURE-ee) [6] is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, approximately 15 miles south of Wilmington. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,012 at the 2010 census.
A view of the Kure Beach Pier from the boardwalk. It was first built in 1923 by L.C. Kure. Hans Kure's son, L.C. Kure, built the first public fishing pier on Kure Beach in 1923. Kure relatives still run the pier today. [20] In 1933 the Dow Chemical Company and the Ethyl Corporation built a plant near Kure Beach for extracting bromine from seawater.
Kure Beach residents are set to remember the town's history and look to the future with a month-long celebration in April. Looking back at 75 years: Kure Beach’s mystery, magic and still small ...
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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a 287-acre (1.16 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina in the United States.Located near Kure Beach, North Carolina, it includes Fort Fisher, site of a major naval engagement during the American Civil War.
Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. From its humble first year which featured one stage and only three bands, the festival has grown into an all-day event with almost 50 bands, 10 stages and performance spaces and 100,000 visitors.
The radar squadron provided information 24/7 the SAGE Direction Center where it was analyzed to determine range, direction altitude speed and whether or not aircraft were friendly or hostile. On 31 July 1963, the site was redesignated as NORAD ID Z-115. The station was supported logistically by nearby Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina.
Rocky Mount Event Center (RMEC) is a 165,000-square-foot multipurpose facility for entertainment and athletic events in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that opened in 2018. Its athletic space includes eight basketball courts, sixteen volleyball courts, climbing walls, and a ropes course.