Carolina Beach / Lois Carol Wheatley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheatley, Lois Carol., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carolina Beach (N.C.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Carolina Beach (N.C.).

Carolina Beach (N.C.)--History--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Federal Point was once the name of a peninsula 15 miles south of Wilmington, bounded by the Cape Fear River, the Myrtle Grove Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach, and Seabreeze now line its sandy shores. Fort Fisher played a pivotal role in the Civil War, and when it fell in 1865, the Confederacy lost its last supply line. A century later, the Fort Fisher Hermit became a local legend, teaching a litany of common sense and simplicity to legions of visitors. Carolina Beach and Kure Beach suffered a spate of fires and hurricanes that destroyed amusement park rides, arcades, and especially fishing piers. Seabreeze was an all-black resort during the Jim Crow era, and its greatest legacy is the R&B music and dance of the 1940s that gave rise to today's ever-popular beach music and shag dancing. The Army Corps of Engineers created Snow's Cut in 1930, connecting the river to the sound and turning the peninsula into an island that is now known as Pleasure Island.

Contents:

Seabreeze

Carolina Beach

Kure Beach

Fort Fisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885207960