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Emerald Isle,
North Carolina
Welcome
to North Carolina's Central Coast and New Bern! Carteret County's coastline,
also called the Crystal Coast, consists of narrow islands and includes
favorite beach-vacation spots, such as
Atlantic Beach,
Pine Knoll Shores,
Indian Beach,
Salter Path and
Emerald Isle. Nearby is
Beaufort, a quaint seaport brimming with charm, history, a boardwalk and
tree-lined streets. And we can't forget
Morehead City,
Swansboro and the
Down East area each with its own distinct character. If you've already
visited or researched a trip to the Crystal Coast, the historic city of
New Bern, the charming waterfront town of
Oriental, or
Havelock, home of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, you've probably
seen the 400-plus page book, The Insiders' Guide® to North
Carolina's Central Coast & New Bern. Now you've discovered the site
of the online version of the updated 14th edition
of the entire book that will answer your questions, help you plan and lead
you to the area's best attractions, restaurants, shops, kids activities,
recreation options and all of our favorite nooks and crannies!
Stories say this end of
the island was originally home to nomadic Native Americans and whalers. It
is also says that about 15 families, perhaps from Diamond City, came here in
1893 and settled at Middletown, a small section of the island that is now
part of Emerald Isle.
Other than those small groups, Emerald Isle was
largely unsettled until the 1950s. Several years after Atlantic Beach was
developed as a seashore resort, a Philadelphia man named Henry K. Fort
bought the land that now makes up most of Emerald Isle along with 500 acres
on the mainland, in what is now the town of Cape Carteret. Fort planned to
link the island and his mainland property with a bridge and develop a large
resort. When support for constructing the bridge could not be raised, he
abandoned the project. Years later a ferry was created, and it carried
motorists and pedestrians over to the Bogue Inlet beaches of modern-day
Emerald Isle. The ferry landed near Bogue Inlet Pier, the first recreational
spot at the island's west end.
Today, the Cameron Langston Bridge provides access
from the mainland to Emerald Isle and the western end of Bogue Banks. It
spans the Intracoastal Waterway, and from the top of the bridge there's a
great view of the waterway and Bogue Banks.
Emerald Isle has a year-round
population of more than 3,500 and a seasonal population of over 16,000. It
is a thriving beach-vacation spot, with plenty to do for the entire family.
The town's municipal complex and community center has large meeting rooms, a
full basketball court and a gym (see our
Sports, Fitness and Parks
chapter). Several new housing sections have been developed
west of the high-rise bridge, in the area surrounding the Coast Guard
Station, and a few choice spots have become fairly exclusive gated
communities.
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