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To make the port accessible to the interior of North Carolina, the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad line between Goldsboro and New Bern was completed on April 29, 1858. North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead , for whom the city of Morehead City is named, was a principal member of the Shepard Point Land Company investment group.
Morehead City, North Carolina; Morehead Township, North Carolina (disambiguation) Schools. Morehead State University, Kentucky Morehead State Eagles, sports teams;
The Marine Corps also has a facility in Beaufort, at the southern tip of Radio Island [56] (between the NC State Port in Morehead City, and the marine science laboratories on Pivers Island in Beaufort). It is military property, but is only manned during military port operations.
John Motley Morehead (July 4, 1796 – August 27, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who became the 29th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina (1841 to 1845). He became known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina."
The General Assembly established the North Carolina State Ports Authority in 1945 to develop and improve harbors at Wilmington, Morehead City, Southport, and other coastal areas. Improvements began in 1949, and new piers and storage areas were completed in 1952. [1]
Carteret Community College is a public community college in Morehead City, North Carolina. It was founded in 1963 and serves residents of Carteret County, North Carolina. Carteret Community College is one of 58 institutions comprising the North Carolina Community College System. The college lies on the shores of the Bogue Sound.
Morehead Township is a rural, non-functioning county subdivision established in 1868 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.. The population at the 2010 census was 195,218. The population at the 2010 census was 195,218.
North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.