Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the north and southwest, and Banks Channel on the east. There was a dense growth of knotted live oaks....
Shore Acres, Harbor Island, Hammocks, Wrightsville Beach
Shore Acres Development at Harbor Island (Hammocks), near Wrightsville Beach.
Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the north and...
A panoramic view of the beach taken from Harbor Island across Banks Channel. The Seashore Hotel is the large building at left.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds...
Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the north and southwest, and Banks Channel on the east. There was a dense growth of knotted live oaks....
View from Harbor Island, looking west, towards the mainland. Note beach car tracks at right. Prior to the construction of the causeway, the only way to get to Harbor Island was by the electric beach car line, which went from downtown Wilmington to...
Naval Training Station at Hammocks (or Harbor Island), 1917 Originally called, "The Hammocks." Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the North and southwest, and Banks Channel...
Designed by Henry E. Bonitz (1872-1921), a prominent turn-of-the-century Wilmington architect, the auditorium is bedecked in patriotic bunting to welcome the North Carolina Florist Association.
Originally called, "The Hammocks," Harbor Island was...
In 1927, Oliver T. Wallace and Richard L. Player bought property on Harbor Island and within a year were advertising the development of Shore Acres. The house of Spanish architecture (seen behind the trees and a pole), located on Live Oak Drive,...
View of the Intracoastal Waterway from the causeway.
View from Harbor Island, looking west, towards the mainland. Note beach car tracks at right. Prior to the construction of the causeway, the only way to get to Harbor Island was by the electric...
This divided back postcard features an aerial panoramic shot by Alan Schein capturing Wrightsville Beach--featuring Johnnie Mercer Pier and Harbor Island.
Originally called, "The Hammocks, " Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the North and southwest, and Banks Channel on the East. There was a dense growth of knotted live...
Originally called, "The Hammocks, " Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the North and southwest, and Banks Channel on the East. There was a dense growth of knotted live...
Originally called, "The Hammocks, " Harbor Island was an uninhabited low lying island of sand dunes, surrounded by marsh and Wrightsville Sound on the North and southwest, and Banks Channel on the East. There was a dense growth of knotted live...