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Arapahoe, NC
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, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 416. Arapahoe shares many of its roles and duties with Minnesott Beach, North Carolina. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina New Bern micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area.


History

Arapahoe was founded a few years after New Bern, North Carolina by settlers leaving the New Bern colony. This area was settled in 1703 on the old Indian trail from the big bend in the river heading west to Core Point. The community was called “Bethany Crossroads”. That Indian trail is still in use today but is now ca ...
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Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance. In some regions, towns are formally defined by legal charters or government designations, while in others, the term is used informally. Towns typically feature centralized services, infrastructure, and governance, such as municipal authorities, and serve as hubs for commerce, education, and cultural activities within their regions. The concept of a town varies culturally and legally. For example, in the United Kingdom, a town may historically derive its status from a market town designation or City status in the United Kingdom, royal charter, while in the United States, the term is often loosely applied to incorporated municipality, municipalities. In some countries, such as Australia and Canada, distinction ...
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New Bern Micropolitan Area
The New Bern micropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in the Inner Banks region of eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of New Bern, North Carolina, New Bern. The designation of the area was changed from Micropolitan to Metropolitan in 2013. As of the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 114,751 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 121,022). Counties *Craven County, North Carolina, Craven *Jones County, North Carolina, Jones *Pamlico County, North Carolina, Pamlico Communities * Places with more than 20,000 inhabitants ** Havelock, North Carolina, Havelock ** New Bern, North Carolina, New Bern (principal city) * Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants ** James City, North Carolina, James City (census-designated place) * Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants ** Brices Creek, North Carolina, Brices Creek (census-designated place) ** Bayboro, ...
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Craven Regional Airport
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is a commercial airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of New Bern, a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. EWN covers 785 acres (318 ha) of land. Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is the closest commercial airport to North Carolina's Outer Banks and Crystal Coast. The airport is the main connection to such Crystal Coast destinations as Cape Lookout National Seashore, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Outer Banks, Crystal Coast, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, various seasonal camps including Camp Sea Gull/Seafarer and Camp Don Lee, and Emerald Isle, North Carolina. On July 10, 2008 the North Carolina General Assembly ratified a bill that allowed Craven County Regional Airport to change its name to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. The name change became effective on August 15, 2008. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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Beaufort, North Carolina
Beaufort ( , different from that of Beaufort, South Carolina) is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Established in 1713 and incorporated in 1723, Beaufort is the fourth oldest town in North Carolina (after Bath, North Carolina, Bath, New Bern, North Carolina, New Bern and Edenton, North Carolina, Edenton). The population was 4,464 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Beaufort is located in North Carolina's "Inner Banks" region. The town is home to the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the Duke University Marine Laboratory (Nicholas School of the Environment), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research. It is also the location of the Rachel Carson Reserve, part of the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve system. It is sometimes confused with Beaufort, South Carolina, a city of the same name in South Carolina; the two are distinguished b ...
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point (*) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state. It was built in 1941, and was commissioned in 1942 and is currently home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. History United States Congress, Congress authorized Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on 9 July 1941, with an initial appropriation of $14,990,000 for construction and clearing of an 8,000 acre (32 km2) tract of swamps, farms and timberland. Actual clearing of the site began on 6 August 1941, with extensive drainage and malaria control work. Construction began in November just 17 days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Cushman served as the Marine Corps representative supervising construction by the Navy Civil Engineer Corps and later served as the first commanding officer of the air station. On 20 May 1942, the facility was commissioned Cunningh ...
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Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the five communities located on Bogue Banks. The population was 1,364 at the 2020 census. History The idea of Atlantic Beach was first envisioned in the 1870s by Appleton Oaksmith. However, construction did not begin until 1887. In 1928, a bridge was built, connecting Atlantic Beach to Morehead City. Fort Macon and Queen Anne's Revenge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The United States Coast Guard homeports several cutters in Atlantic Beach. Geography Atlantic Beach is located on the eastern portion of Bogue Banks, a barrier island on the Atlantic coast. The town is bordered to the south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north by Bogue Sound, which separates it from the mainland. To the east is Fort Macon State Park, occupying the eastern end of Bogue Banks and overlooking Beaufort Inlet, while to the west is the town of Pine Knoll Shores. Atlantic Beach is conne ...
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Havelock, North Carolina
Havelock is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, Craven County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 20,735 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The city is home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, the world's largest United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Airbase, air station, and home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Havelock is part of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area, New Bern, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Havelock is one of eight cities in the world named after Sir Henry Havelock, a British officer in India, who distinguished himself in 1857 during what was known as the Indian Mutiny. The area was originally named "Havelock Station" in the late 1850s, when the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad built a railroad station, depot where its right-of-way crossed what is now Miller Boulevard. The town was the initial landing point for a American Civil War, Civil War battle known as the Battle of New Bern (1862), Battle of ...
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Cherry Branch, North Carolina
Cherry Branch is a planned community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,211. Geography The community is in southeastern Craven County, on the south bank of the tidal Neuse River. By land, it is reached by North Carolina Highway 306 (Ferry Road), which leads south to North Carolina Highway 101 at a point east of Havelock. A free ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ... runs from Cherry Branch across the Neuse River to Minnesott Beach in Pamlico County. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. ...
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North Carolina Ferry System
The North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry Division is a branch of NCDOT that is responsible for the operation of over two dozen ferry services that transport passengers and vehicles to several islands along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Three other inland, cable ferries—the Elwell Ferry, Parker's Ferry, and Sans Souci Ferry—continue in operation, under the direct oversight of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and are not under the supervision of the Ferry Division. An additional coastal ferry servicing Hammocks Beach State Park is operated by the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, and several private companies operate ferry services to sites such as Cape Lookout and Portsmouth Island. History Ferries have always played a vital role to the residents and visitors of Eastern North Carolina. The first ferries began in the mid-1920s when Captain J.B. "Toby" Tillett established a tug and barge service across Oregon Inlet ...
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Colorado
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Wyoming
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Native Americans In The United States
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