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Title	Southport, NC - Brunswick County, NC.
Subject	Smithville, Southport, Brunswick County, Brunswick Hotel, Quarantine Service Station
Description	Incorporated in 1805, the Town of Southport was formerly known as Smithville, and was named for General Benjamin Smith (1751-1826). The name was changed in 1889, because it was the most southerly seaport in North Carolina. It became the county seat of Brunswick County in 1808 and remained so until 1978, when the county government moved to modern headquarters near the centrally located town of Bolivia. Southport is located on the west side of the Cape Fear River, near its mouth. Shown are buildings on the waterfront: the Brunswick Hotel (top, left) and the quarantine service station residence (with flag). Tony Casseletti, the Italian harp player, drowned in Southport harbor and his ghost supposedly haunts the old Brunswick Hotel, which is currently (1999) a private residence.
Source	Louis T. Moore Collection 547