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...
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....
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....
A freighter passes Eagles Island.
Eagles Island is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, directly opposite downtown Wilmington. The seven mile long island was named for Richard Eagles, a native of Bristol, England, who was granted a...
Eagles Island, opposite Chestnut Street. Eagles Island causeway and ferry landing are at extreme left. Champion Compress (cotton) wharves are at right.
Eagles Island is located on the west bank of the Cape Fear River, directly opposite downtown...
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...
The island contains about one acre of high ground and for years, it was overgrown with live oaks and cedar trees, whose growth was retarded by very poor soil and exposure to numerous storms. In the early eighteenth century, the Carolina coast was a...
Bald Head Island, Smith Island, Old Baldy, Lighthouse
Smith Island is the official name of the island, but it is commonly called Bald Head Island. The island was named for Landgrave Thomas Smith who acquired it in 1690. The lighthouse was built by 1817.
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...
Cape Fear River, Eagles Island, Point Peter, Steamer
A steamer is in the river in front of Eagles Island. Point Peter is in the background.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows southeasterly...
Eagles Island on the left and city wharves on right.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows southeasterly toward the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape...
View is from the roof of the Murchison Building. At left is the top of the 1916 U.S. Custom House.
The Native Americans called the river, "Sapona," which is formed by the junction of the Haw and Deep Rivers in Chatham County, NC, and flows...
Smith Island is the official name of the island, but it is commonly called Bald Head Island. The island was named for Landgrave Thomas Smith who acquired it in 1690. The lighthouse was built by 1817.
Smith Island is the official name of the island, but it is commonly called Bald Head Island. The island was named for Landgrave Thomas Smith who acquired it in 1690. The lighthouse was built by 1817.
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...
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...
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...
hotels, Oceanic, Island Beach Hotel, Hammocks, Harbor Island
This page from a scrapbook features images of the Oceanic Hotel and the Island Beach Hotel. Formerly the Hotel Tarrymoore, the hotel initially opened in 1905 and was renamed the Oceanic in 1911. Located on the Hammocks (later known as Harbor...