(Map of the First 100 Lots)

(Map of the First 100 Lots) (HM2MP)

Location: Southport, NC 28461 Brunswick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 55.044', W 78° 1.062'

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Here on this small bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River, Joshua Potts in the year 1790 envisioned a town surrounding old Fort Johnston. "Braced up by the effects of the salubrious breeze, from the sea," Joshua Potts laid out the first hundred lots, which were incorporated as the town of Smithville (later to become Southport) in November 1792. Look around you and believe in "Joshua's Dream."
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HM NumberHM2MP
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByThe Southport Historical Society. Inspired by Susan C. Carson
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 10:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 775722 N 3757003
Decimal Degrees33.91740000, -78.01770000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 55.044', W 78° 1.062'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 55' 2.64" N, 78° 1' 3.72" W
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Area Code(s)910
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 103 S Davis St, Southport NC 28461, US
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