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The Crystal Coast extends southwestward from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_(North_Carolina)" title="Cape Lookout (North Carolina)">Cape Lookout</a> to the New River Inlet.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, the <b>Crystal Coast</b> is an 85-mile stretch of coastline that extends from the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_National_Seashore" title="Cape Lookout National Seashore">Cape Lookout National Seashore</a>, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, southwestward to the <a href="/wiki/New_River_(eastern_North_Carolina)" title="New River (eastern North Carolina)">New River</a>. The Crystal Coast is a popular area with tourists and second-home owners in the summer, with a name coined by the <a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret County</a> Tourism Development Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The absolute boundaries of this coast are often disputed, but the main area includes all the major <a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret County</a> <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> (those on <a href="/wiki/Bogue_Banks" title="Bogue Banks">Bogue Banks</a>, which face south). It also includes eastern portions of Carteret County, such as <a href="/wiki/Harkers_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Harkers Island">Harkers Island</a>, Down East and <a href="/wiki/Shackleford_Banks" title="Shackleford Banks">Shackleford Banks</a>, as well as the northern <a href="/wiki/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina" title="Onslow County, North Carolina">Onslow County</a> <a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">beaches</a> (Bear Island/Hammock's Beach), and a few <a href="/wiki/Harbor" title="Harbor">ports</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway" title="Intracoastal Waterway">Intracoastal Waterway</a>. Some tourism marketing describes the region as the <b>Southern Outer Banks</b>, to draw a connection to the main barrier islands of the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a>. </p><p>The main communities include the coastal resorts of <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Beach,_North_Carolina" title="Atlantic Beach, North Carolina">Atlantic Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle,_North_Carolina" title="Emerald Isle, North Carolina">Emerald Isle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Beach,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Beach, North Carolina">Indian Beach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pine_Knoll_Shores,_North_Carolina" title="Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina">Pine Knoll Shores</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salter_Path,_North_Carolina" title="Salter Path, North Carolina">Salter Path</a>, as well as the inland (sound-side) ports of <a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort, North Carolina">Beaufort</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Swansboro,_North_Carolina" title="Swansboro, North Carolina">Swansboro</a>. Besides the many quiet beach communities and numerous shops and restaurants in the area, other major attractions include <a href="/wiki/Fort_Macon_State_Park" title="Fort Macon State Park">Fort Macon State Park</a>, which protects a series of historic coastal forts used from the early 19th to the mid 20th century, and the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_at_Pine_Knoll_Shores" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores">North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores</a>, one of three such aquariums located along the North Carolina coast. A population of feral <a href="/wiki/Banker_horse" title="Banker horse">Banker horses</a> is located on Shackleford Banks, and several protected areas, including <a href="/wiki/Hammocks_Beach_State_Park" title="Hammocks Beach State Park">Hammocks Beach State Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_National_Seashore" title="Cape Lookout National Seashore">Cape Lookout National Seashore</a> (including the ghost town of <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_North_Carolina" title="Portsmouth, North Carolina">Portsmouth</a>) lie along the region as well. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Houses_at_Emeald_Isle,_North_Carolina.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG/220px-Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG/330px-Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG/440px-Houses_at_Emeald_Isle%2C_North_Carolina.JPG 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption>The crystal-water beaches that give the area its name</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beaches">Beaches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Beaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Carteret County Tourism Development Authority coined the name of Crystal Coast, to highlight the appeal of its waters. This body is also known as the Crystal Coast Tourism Authority. </p><p>The area has more than 100 restaurants and many hotels, including the Doubletree Atlantic Beach, the largest full-service hotel on the coast of North Carolina. Beach cottages, which are often rented out for a week during the summer, are also popular here, especially in Emerald Isle. Numerous properties are held as second homes by people with full-time residences in the interior of the state, such as in the cities of Kinston, Goldsboro and the capital <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>. </p><p>Many areas in this region have public access to the beaches, with one of the most popular being an area known as "The Circle" in central Atlantic Beach. It is a collection of shops, houses and amusement rides along the ocean at the end of the causeway from the bridge to Morehead City. Redevelopment is replacing the central area of rides with high-rise apartments, new restaurants, and shops. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Diving_and_fishing">Diving and fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Diving and fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg/407px-Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="407" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg/611px-Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg/814px-Cape_Lookout_-_Aerial_with_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>Diving and fishing also attract visitors to the Crystal Coast. This is one of the two spots in North America where the warm waters of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a> approach the coastline, creating a "wreck diver's dream" with near-perfect conditions, according to <i><a href="/wiki/Scuba_Diving" class="mw-redirect" title="Scuba Diving">Scuba Diving</a></i> magazine. The North Carolina coast is known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic;" more than 2,000 vessels are recorded as having sunk along here. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, German U-boats frequently targeted and sank merchant vessels in this area. The clear warm waters enable divers to view them 100 feet beneath the sea. In the 21st century, the <a href="/wiki/Lionfish" title="Lionfish">Lionfish</a>, a venomous non-native invasive species with sharp spiny fins and brick red bands covering its body, has been found in these waters, alarming conservationists. Lionfish were previously thought to inhabit only the tropical and subtropical waters of the South Pacific, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea" title="Red Sea">Red Sea</a>. Diving activities include <a href="/wiki/Underwater_photography" title="Underwater photography">underwater photography</a> clinics as well as shark and spear fishing dives. </p><p>The proximity of the Gulf Stream makes the Crystal Coast a popular fishing destination. The warm waters provide this area with the longest fishing season on the Atlantic coast. One of the largest fishing tournaments in the world, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Big_Rock_Blue_Marlin_Tournament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament (page does not exist)">Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament</a>, is run from Morehead City. Other fish caught along the Crystal Coast include <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_bluefin_tuna" title="Atlantic bluefin tuna">bluefin tuna</a>, yellowfin tuna, <a href="/wiki/Red_drum" title="Red drum">red drum</a>, false albacore, sea trout, striped bass, <a href="/wiki/Cobia" title="Cobia">cobia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sailfish" title="Sailfish">sailfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahi-mahi" title="Mahi-mahi">dolphin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wahoo" title="Wahoo">wahoo</a>. Several private charters operate fishing excursions. Headboat fishing trips can take up to 100 people, making them more affordable for more families. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Morehead_City_and_Atlantic_Beach">Morehead City and Atlantic Beach</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Morehead City and Atlantic Beach"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg/220px-Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg/330px-Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg/440px-Fort_macon_NC_img_0328.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="467" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to Fort Macon</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Carolina_Seafood_Festival&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Carolina Seafood Festival (page does not exist)">North Carolina Seafood Festival</a> has been held for over 30 years and is one of the largest festivals in the state. It is held near the port of Morehead City; the other state port is Wilmington. </p><p>In Atlantic Beach, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Macon" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Macon">Fort Macon</a> is a major draw for its <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> history; it is the second most-visited state park in North Carolina. During the war, the fort changed hands several times between Union and Confederate forces. Afterward it fell into disrepair but was restored in 1934 as a part of the state park system, during a period of public investment in infrastructure and parks. During World War II, the federal government took over the fort, using it to protect a number of important nearby facilities. </p><p>Returned to the state, the park preserves a protected beach. One of three North Carolina aquariums is at Pine Knoll Shores, with the other two in Manteo and Fort Fisher. All three have been recently renovated and enlarged. The “Living Shipwreck” features a life-sized replica of a German U-352 submarine and <a href="/wiki/Blackbeard" title="Blackbeard">Blackbeard</a>’s infamous ship, the <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_Revenge" title="Queen Anne's Revenge">Queen Anne's Revenge</a></i>, which was found nearby off the coast a decade ago. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beaufort_and_Harkers_Island">Beaufort and Harkers Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Beaufort and Harkers Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historic <a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort, North Carolina">Beaufort</a> and Down East Carteret County are known for their history and culture. Beaufort (pronounced "Bo-furt") is the third-oldest Anglo-European town in North Carolina, after Bath and New Bern. It is the site of the North Carolina Maritime Museum, the official repository for all the artifacts discovered on the <i>Queen Anne’s Revenge</i>. Displays include seashells from around the world, with 5,000 specimens from more than 100 countries. At the museum's Watercraft Center, volunteers build and restore boats in an effort to preserve the Crystal Coast's tradition of "backyard boat-building." </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg/220px-Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg/330px-Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg/440px-Branded_Shackleford_Pony_Dark.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="1496" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Feral_horse" title="Feral horse">Feral horse</a> on Shackleford</figcaption></figure> <p>On nearby <a href="/wiki/Harkers_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Harkers Island, North Carolina">Harkers Island</a>, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum displays and helps preserve the island residents' practice of decoy carving. Skilled artisans carve a perfect replica of different varieties of ducks from a block of wood. Residents used the wooden ducks as decoys during duck hunting season. Trips to visit the black-and-white diamond pattern lighthouse at Cape Lookout can also be made from Beaufort and Harker's Island. Nearby <a href="/wiki/Shackleford_Banks" title="Shackleford Banks">Shackleford Banks</a> is home to herds of <a href="/wiki/Feral_horse" title="Feral horse">feral</a> horses, known as <a href="/wiki/Banker_horse" title="Banker horse">Bankers</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Neighbors">Neighbors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Neighbors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Core_Sound" title="Core Sound">Core Sound</a> shoreline communities east of <a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaufort, NC">Beaufort</a> are known as the "Down East" area of North Carolina. As they are in Carteret County, they are technically part of the Crystal Coast. The beaches and islands north of here, starting with <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Portsmouth Island">Portsmouth Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ocracoke,_North_Carolina" title="Ocracoke, North Carolina">Ocracoke</a>, are known as the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a>. </p><p>South of the Crystal Coast is an undeveloped stretch of coast around the mouth of the <a href="/wiki/New_River_(eastern_North_Carolina)" title="New River (eastern North Carolina)">New River</a> that is part of the <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lejeune" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune</a> military base near Jacksonville. The next developed area to the south is <a href="/wiki/Topsail_Island" title="Topsail Island">Topsail Island</a> in Onslow County. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places">Places</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="float:right;width:280px;"> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/280px-Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG" decoding="async" width="280" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/420px-Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG/560px-Map_of_Carteret_County_North_Carolina_With_Municipal_and_Township_Labels.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1222" data-file-height="892" /></a><figcaption>Map of Carteret County with municipal and township labels</figcaption></figure> </div> <p>The following are the <a href="/wiki/Community" title="Community">communities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Military bases">military bases</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Park" title="Park">parks</a> most commonly associated with the Crystal Coast: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic,_North_Carolina" title="Atlantic, North Carolina">Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Beach,_North_Carolina" title="Atlantic Beach, North Carolina">Atlantic Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaufort, NC">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bogue,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Bogue, NC">Bogue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broad_Creek,_North_Carolina" title="Broad Creek, North Carolina">Broad Creek, North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Carteret,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Carteret, NC">Cape Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_National_Seashore" title="Cape Lookout National Seashore">Cape Lookout National Seashore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Point,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Cedar Point, NC">Cedar Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Isle,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerald Isle, NC">Emerald Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Macon_State_Park" title="Fort Macon State Park">Fort Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harkers_Island,_North_Carolina" title="Harkers Island, North Carolina">Harkers Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Beach,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Beach, NC">Indian Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_North_Carolina" title="Newport, North Carolina">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peletier,_NC" class="mw-redirect" title="Peletier, NC">Peletier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Knoll_Shores,_North_Carolina" title="Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina">Pine Knoll Shores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salter_Path,_North_Carolina" title="Salter Path, North Carolina">Salter Path</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sealevel,_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Sealevel, North Carolina">Sealevel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shackleford_Banks" title="Shackleford Banks">Shackleford Banks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway" title="Intracoastal Waterway">Intracoastal Waterway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crystal_Coast&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of television stations in North Carolina">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Carolina" title="List of people from North Carolina">North Carolinians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Carolina" title="Politics of North Carolina">Politics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Carolina" title="Government of North Carolina">government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Carolina" title="Law of North Carolina">law</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_symbols" title="List of North Carolina state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Tourist attractions in North Carolina">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_North_Carolina" title="Abortion in North Carolina">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_North_Carolina" title="Culture of North Carolina">Culture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_North_Carolina" title="Music of North Carolina">music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_North_Carolina" title="Sports in North Carolina">sports</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_North_Carolina" title="Climate change in North Carolina">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_North_Carolina" title="Crime in North Carolina">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_North_Carolina" title="Demographics of North Carolina">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Carolina" title="Economy of North Carolina">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina#Education" title="North Carolina">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_North_Carolina" title="Gambling in North Carolina">Gambling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_North_Carolina" title="Gun laws in North Carolina">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in North Carolina">LGBT rights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#North_Carolina" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#Foothills" title="Western North Carolina">Foothills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#High_Country" title="Western North Carolina">High Country</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_North_Carolina" title="Central North Carolina">Piedmont</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">Eastern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(region)" title="Cape Fear (region)">Cape Fear</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Crystal Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#Largest_cities" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston‑Salem</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#A" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Smaller cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex,_North_Carolina" title="Apex, North Carolina">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheboro,_North_Carolina" title="Asheboro, North Carolina">Asheboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_North_Carolina" title="Clayton, North Carolina">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemmons,_North_Carolina" title="Clemmons, North Carolina">Clemmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garner,_North_Carolina" title="Garner, North Carolina">Garner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waxhaw,_North_Carolina" title="Waxhaw, North Carolina">Waxhaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_North_Carolina" title="Havelock, North Carolina">Havelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alleghany County, North Carolina">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Anson County, North Carolina">Anson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Ashe County, North Carolina">Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Avery County, North Carolina">Avery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort_County,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort County, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bladen_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bladen County, North Carolina">Bladen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus County, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cumberland County, North Carolina">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina">Dare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson County, North Carolina">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davie County, North Carolina">Davie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duplin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Duplin County, North Carolina">Duplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_North_Carolina" title="Halifax County, North Carolina">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harnett_County,_North_Carolina" title="Harnett County, North Carolina">Harnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_North_Carolina" title="Haywood County, North Carolina">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson County, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hertford County, North Carolina">Hertford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hoke County, North Carolina">Hoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iredell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Iredell County, North Carolina">Iredell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jackson County, North Carolina">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Johnston County, North Carolina">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jones County, North Carolina">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir County, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lincoln County, North Carolina">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_North_Carolina" title="Macon County, North Carolina">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_North_Carolina" title="Madison County, North Carolina">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Martin County, North Carolina">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_County,_North_Carolina" title="McDowell County, North Carolina">McDowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mitchell County, North Carolina">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Montgomery County, North Carolina">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_North_Carolina" title="Moore County, North Carolina">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nash_County,_North_Carolina" title="Nash County, North Carolina">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover_County,_North_Carolina" title="New Hanover County, North Carolina">New Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_North_Carolina" title="Northampton County, North Carolina">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina" title="Onslow County, North Carolina">Onslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pamlico County, North Carolina">Pamlico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pasquotank_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pasquotank County, North Carolina">Pasquotank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pender_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pender County, North Carolina">Pender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perquimans_County,_North_Carolina" title="Perquimans County, North Carolina">Perquimans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Person County, North Carolina">Person</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pitt County, North Carolina">Pitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_North_Carolina" title="Polk County, North Carolina">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_North_Carolina" title="Randolph County, North Carolina">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_North_Carolina" title="Richmond County, North Carolina">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robeson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Robeson County, North Carolina">Robeson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Rockingham County, North Carolina">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Rowan County, North Carolina">Rowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Rutherford County, North Carolina">Rutherford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Sampson County, North Carolina">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Scotland County, North Carolina">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanly_County,_North_Carolina" title="Stanly County, North Carolina">Stanly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stokes_County,_North_Carolina" title="Stokes County, North Carolina">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surry_County,_North_Carolina" title="Surry County, North Carolina">Surry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swain_County,_North_Carolina" title="Swain County, North Carolina">Swain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_County,_North_Carolina" title="Transylvania County, North Carolina">Transylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrrell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Tyrrell County, North Carolina">Tyrrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_North_Carolina" title="Union County, North Carolina">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Vance County, North Carolina">Vance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wake_County,_North_Carolina" title="Wake County, North Carolina">Wake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_North_Carolina" title="Warren County, North Carolina">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_North_Carolina" title="Washington County, North Carolina">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watauga_County,_North_Carolina" 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