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History The History in Kure Beach is rich and well worth telling
about. In 1997 an article written by Sheila Davis appeared in the Island
Gazette for the Town's 50th Anniversary Celebration which tells in essence
the birth of Kure Beach. Thank you Sheila for allowing the story to
reappear here.
By-SHEILA S. DAVIS
KURE BEACH - Down on the south end of Pleasure Island
you will discover the most unique little village in the whole wide
world. Now that may be a little exaggerated ... but to us who
live here Kure Beach is the plus place to live, visit, and vacation. The tiny town is growing by leaps and bounds. It's main
avenue, "K." in the heart of town is unique in that you can walk from
restaurant to restaurant, shop to shop, and even on the beach strand, or
out on the Kure Beach Fishing Pier, without moving your auto. One parking
place will do it. Another asset of Kure Beach is once you park your auto
in the parking lot of the cottage or motel you have selected to spend your
vacation you can walk anywhere in town and not be too far from your
auto. This is the convenience factor of Kure Beach ... but,
folks, there is much, much more to Kure Beach. It is close to the North Carolina Civil War Museum, the
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, the North Carolina Ferry, and
many, many other places of interest and entertainment. The T has grown many branches, same as a family tree,
since it was incorporated in 1947; The family tree is now growing by leaps
and bounds spreading out from the river to the ocean and to the end of the
island. Kure Beach was a major part of the Civil War battle
fought at Fort Fisher in 1865. Hans Kure purchased 900 acres at Federal
Point back in 1885 and in 1923. In the 1930's the Dow Chemical Plant was built and
functioned in Kure Beach for many, many years. During World War II the Shipyard in Wilmington increased
the population of When the war ended in 1946 vacation homes began being
constructed in the area forcing Kure Beach to seek Incorporation of the
tiny Town.
This sleeping little giant of a town was
just waking up during that time. However, today it is wide awake with some of the most
sought after homes and lots on the North Carolina Coast. With the opening
of I-40 in the late 1980’s tourists flooded the area and haven’t stopped
coming yet. The beautiful Kure Beach Village kicked off the first
phase of some of the most prestigious homes on the island. The Town fathers of Kure Beach had their zoning in order
and land use plan in effect. If you drive around and look around in the
town limits of Kure Beach you see nothing but beauty. Clean streets, free
of trash and garbage. The dress up was town-wide with
merchants outdoing each other. This tiny town was way ahead of other coastal
communities in their cleanup after the hurricanes. The night Fran hit the
town crews were out the next morning at day break cleaning the debris and
sand off the town's streets, helping residents find their homes and
belongings. Many homes were not where they were the night before, but
today you cannot tell the town was hit as hard as it was. Many ask the question "how did they do it so quick".
It's called working and pulling together, helping one another and caring
for one another. |