Three of My Favorite Things in One Place-- Part 1

I came across an article in the February 17th Wilmington (NC) Star-News in the Back Then column, where they look back at events 50 and 100 years ago.

This article from one hundred years ago ties in roads, the Civil War and history in general.

From the Feb. 20, 1910, Wilmington paper.

A "Good Road Rally" is planned at Carolina Beach (NC) to support extension of the Federal Point Macadam Road to the township line. This would allow automobiles to drive all the way from Wilmington to the beach. before that, people had to rely on a ferry service down the Cape Fear River. This was to coincide with efforts to make Fort Fisher (about five miles south of Carolina Beach) into a national battle site.

"There will be an old-fashioned oyster roast and fish fry at the beach and Nine Host Kure will more than sustain his reputation as a caterer." (Kure was the founder of the community Kure Beach south of Carolina Beach)

A large delegation of people from Wilmington were expected to make an excursion downriver on the steamer Wilmington for the even.

An interesting story from the early days of automobiles and tourism. People owning land in the Carolina Beach area definitely wanted to open the place up to more tourists to make more money. No doubt the steamship lines weren't too keen on the idea, but at least one was more than willing to make money while he could by transporting them there.

Ah! The Good Old Days. --RoadDog