St James

"South for the Winter" : Topsail Island, NC to Wilmington, NC

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November 15th 2007
Nov 15. Topsail Island, NC to Wilmington, NC. We left the marina a little before 0900. We run 28 miles on the ICW to mile 295 where Snow cut starts and joins the ICW to Cape Fear River. The cut is well dredged and marked for commercial boats. At 1230 we turned into Cape Fear River. I saw a huge black cloud in our direction. We were about to find out why the river is called Cape Fear River. ... read more

North America » United States » North Carolina

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more