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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 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."
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A separate ferry from Southport brings travelers and supplies to Bald Head Island to the south. There are no roads between the two halves of the combined island, but park ranger vehicles, fat-tire bike riders and pedestrians can traverse the beach strand to make the connection as needed.
A passenger stood waiting for the ferry on Monday, carrying a six-pack of Corona beer. ... A look at the bridges to Hilton Head Island photographed on Sept. 8, 2023, with the C.C. Haigh Jr. Boat ...
The shoals have been patrolled by a lightboat since 1854 by the United States Coast Guard. [3] In 1966, the light tower was built, and was staffed year-round by a four-person crew until the operation of the light was automated in 1979. [4]
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co. ferries people, mail, groceries and other goods to the mile-and-a-half by three-quarter-mile Cuttyhunk Island. Cuttyhunk is part of the town of Gosnold, which is made up of the ...
Bald Head Creek Boathouse is a historic boathouse located at the mouth of the Cape Fear River at Smith's Island, Brunswick County, North Carolina. It was built in 1915 by the United States Lighthouse Service. It is a one-story, side-gabled weathered frame structure. It sits among salt marshes on wooden pilings. [2]