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About
Topsail Island
The
town of Topsail Beach is located
on the south end of the island,
home to some of America's first
rocket tests. Missiles were assembled
in the "Assembly Building"
before being test fired, now home
of the Missiles and More Museum.
Those
tall white buildings are the missile
observation towers used during
the first experiments. Some have
been converted to homes, some
are used for storage, and others
are unchanged.
There
are some beach motels, a Post
Office, a grocery store and gas
station, some gift shops, a real
nice book store and the town train
depot. Well, OK, the town train
depot is over at the Beach Shop
and Grill, and it's pretty small.
Near
there, on the sound side, is the
Karen Beasley Turtle Hospital
where injured sea turtles are
nursed back to health.
Topsail
Inlet is on the south end and
defines the southern tip of the
island. There is a large dune
area and wide beach front. You
can't drive on this section of
the beach, but there are beach
access areas within a short walk
to the inlet.
New
Topsail Inlet is charted, and
buoyed, but deserves caution in
any kind of weather. A row of
townhouses face the inlet, and,
once in Banks Channel, there are
many boat docks, ramps and at
least one marina.
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Bruce & Carol Silun. All rights reserved.
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