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Title
Carolina
Beach
,
NC
,
Henniker's
Ditch
.
Subject
Carolina
Beach
,
Beaches
,
Henniker's
Ditch
Description
Carolina
Beach
is
located
on the
Federal
Point
peninsula
,
bounded
on the
west
by the
Cape
Fear
River
, and on the
east
and
south
by the
Atlantic
Ocean
. An
attempt
was
made
to
settle
the
area
in the
early
1880s
by
Joseph
Winner
(1843-1902)
and his
wife
,
Anna
. The
development
of the
Town
of
St
.
Joseph
failed
largely
because
of a
very
poor
roads
to the
coast
. By the
mid
1880s
, the
New
Hanover
Transit
Company
was
operating
a
steamship
line
from
Wilmington
to
Southport
and the
company
bought
property
on the
peninsula
for
development
. With the
river
steamers
providing
easier
access
to the
area
, the
Transit
Company
built
a
quaint
little
railroad
(later
known
as the "
Shoo
Fly")
to
take
passengers
from the
wharf
on the
river
to the
beach
.
It
was then that
Carolina
Beach
became
a
popular
destination
for
people
from
Wilmington
and
across
the
state
. The
Town
of
Carolina
Beach
was
incorporated
in
1925
.
During
the
depression
, the
Workers
Progress
Administration
(W.P.A.)
workers
dug
the
Henniker
drainage
ditch
. The
natural
drainage
of the
area
is
from the
Carolina
Beach
Lake
to the
Cape
Fear
River
. A
series
of
tributaries
feed
into the
ditch
,
which
facilitates
the
flow
of
water
into the
river
.
Running
down
the
north
side
of the
Newton
Cemetery
on
Dow
Road
, the
ditch
went
through
the
property
of
George
C
.
Henniker
(1876-1955)
and
gives
the
ditch
its
name
.
When
Sunny
Point
Ammunition
Depot
was
built
across
the
river
in
Brunswick
County
in the
late
1950s
, the
area
,
including
Henniker's
Ditch
was
put
into a
buffer
zone
.
Source
Louis T. Moore Collection 746
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