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Wilmington. / 34.21000°N 77.88667°W / 34.21000; -77.88667. Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, [7] it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the ...
U.S. Highway 17. U.S. Highway 17 ( US 17) in the U.S. state of North Carolina is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas. The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National ...
The Cape Fear River is a 191.08-mile-long (307.51 km) [5] blackwater river in east-central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carolina) in the town of Moncure, North Carolina.
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. [1] The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland, as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape. Much of the region's populated areas are found along the ...
U.S. Highway 17 ( US 17) is a 221.454-mile (356.396 km) north–south United States Numbered Highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina located near the Atlantic Ocean. The highway enters the state from Georgia at the Savannah River and serves Hardeeville, Charleston, Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach, before entering North Carolina near Calabash .
The University of North Carolina Wilmington, or University of North Carolina at Wilmington, [7] [8] ( UNC Wilmington or UNCW) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students each year. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral ...
Fort Fisher. The city of Wilmington is located 21 miles (34 km) upstream from the mouth of the Cape Fear River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. During the war, Wilmington was one of the most important points of entry for supplies for the Confederacy. Its port traded cotton and tobacco in exchange for foreign goods, like munitions, clothing ...
Cheraw ( / tʃəˈrɔː / chə-RAW, locally / ʃəˈrɔː / shə-RAW) is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2020 census. [5] The greater Cheraw area in the zip code 29520 has a population of 13,689 according to the 2019 ACS data.