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Matthews is a town in southeastern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte . The population was 27,198 according to the 2010 census .
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]
Apex (/ ˈ eɪ. p ɛ k s /) is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States.At its southern border, Apex encompasses the community of Friendship.In 1994, the downtown area was designated a historic district, and the Apex train depot, built in 1867, is designated a Wake County landmark.
Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolina's Outer Banks.It joins the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Bodie Island from Pea Island, which are connected by the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Marc Basnight Bridge that spans the inlet.
Interstate 485 (I-485), also known as the Charlotte Outerbelt, is a 66.68-mile-long (107.31 km) auxiliary Interstate Highway encircling Charlotte, North Carolina.As a complete loop, it is primarily signed with "inner" and "outer" designations, though at some major interchanges, supplemental signage reflects the local compass orientation of the road.
The state was the site of the first successful controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight, by the Wright brothers, near Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. Map of Research Triangle, with points representing NC State University, Duke University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The first-person accounts of these storms were recorded on the walls of the "Hurricane House". [29] Ocracoke continues to suffer frequent storm damage, including the recent Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which destroyed approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) of pavement along NC 12. Afterwards, Ocracoke Island was closed to visitors for contractors to ...
The Outer Banks are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise and coastal erosion; the effects of climate change compound existing coastal erosion caused by poor coastal management and construction practices. [4] In some locations on the banks, sea levels rose 5 inches from 2011 to 2015. [4]