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The Newton Homesite and Cemetery are a remnant of the earliest settlement of the outer coast of
The Newton Homesite and Cemetery are a remnant of the earliest settlement of the outer coast of North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, 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 (U.S. stat ...
near Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach is a beach town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, situated about south of Wilmington International Airport in southeastern coastal North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,564. It is pa ...
. The site is located southwest of Carolina Beach off Dow Road South, adjacent to the Federal Point Methodist Cemetery. It includes a small cemetery of its own, and the archaeological remains of an early homestead, dating to the early 18th century, and that of an early 19th-century homestead.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1997.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hanover County, North Carolina
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts wi ...
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* {{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Cemeteries in New Hanover County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina Cemeteries established in the 18th century