"This is part of my farm," says Harrells' native, Dan Carr, who runs Carr Trucking Co. on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington. Carr is a former drag racer. He built this track in 1989.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Oceanic, Tarrymore, Hotels, Babies, Parade
A baby parade held on the boardwalk, just south of the Oceanic Hotel at Station One.
First known as the Tarrymore Hotel, the building was opened in June 1905. The name was changed to the Oceanic Hotel around 1911/12. The landmark at Station One...
A bathing beauty contest is held at an unknown location on the beach.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina...
A Confederate stronghold, Fort Fisher is located about twenty miles from Wilmington on the tip of the Federal Point peninsula. The fort protected the Port of Wilmington, which was the last port to be captured by Union forces during the Civil War....
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion
A crowd assembles on ocean side of Lumina.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina Banks, a chain of barrier...
A crowd gathers to watch races in Banks Channel.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina Banks, a chain of...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Race
A crowd watches a foot race on the beach in front of Lumina.
In 1901, the beach car line from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was sold by the Wilmington and Seacoast Railroad to the Consolidated Railways, Light and Power Company (later the...
Wilmington, North Carolina, advertising, signs, employment,
A Dodge truck and an unidentified make of car drive past a Naegele billboard which states "billboards support up to 200 jobs in New Hanover county source: New Hanover planning dept."in an undeveloped area on Carolina Beach Rd. near the Echo Farms...