Moores Creek National Battlefield

The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a minor conflict of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington (present-day Pender County), North Carolina, on February 27, 1776. The victory of the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia force over British governor Josiah Martin's and Tristan Worsley's reinforcements at Moore's was a turning point in the war; American independence was declared less than five months later. Loyalist recruitment efforts in the interior of North Carolina began in earnest with news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and patriots in the province also began organizing for the Continental Army and militia. When word arrived in January 1776 of a planned British Army expedition to the area, Martin ordered his militia to muster in anticipation of their arrival. Revolutionary militia and Continental units mobilized to prevent the junction, blockading several routes until the poorly armed Loyalists were forced to confront them at Moore's Creek Bridge, about 18 miles (29 km) north of Wilmington. In a brief early-morning engagement, a Highland charge across the bridge by sword-wielding loyalists was met by a barrage of musket and artillery fire. Two Loyalist leaders were killed, another captured, and the whole force was scattered. In the following days, many Loyalists were arrested, damaging further recruiting efforts. North Carolina was not militarily threatened again until 1780, and memories of the battle and its aftermath negated efforts by Charles Cornwallis to recruit Loyalists in the area in 1781. The battle is also significant as it marks the last known recorded attempt of a Highland charge in history.

Currie is an unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. It is best known as the birthplace of the fictional character Philip Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Currie is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Yamacraw is an unincorporated community in Pender County, North Carolina, United States.

Atkinson is a town in Pender County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 299. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was incorporated in 1909.

Northwest is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Black River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States. It is formed in southern Sampson County, approximately 15 mi. (24 km) south of Clinton, by confluence of two creeks: Great Coharie Creek and Six Runs Creek. It flows SSE, receiving the South River approximately 30 mi (48 km) south of Clinton. It flows southeast through Pender County, past the Moores Creek National Battlefield, and joins the Cape Fear approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Wilmington, near the broadening of the Cape Fear into a tidal estuary. The river is known for having a wide variety of fish species, ranging from several types of sunfish and catfish, as well as largemouth bass. Ancient Bald cypress trees in excess of 2600 years old were discovered along the river in 2019.

Beatty-Corbett House is a historic plantation house located near Ivanhoe, in Sampson County, Pender County, and Bladen County. The plantation is located at the tripoint of Sampson, Pender, and Bladen counties, with the house itself being located in Pender County. A two-story, side-hall Greek Revival style block was built about 1850, with a two-story, five-bay, double pile Classical Revival house added about 1900, and a two-room ell added about 1920. The central bay of the c. 1900 section features a two-story portico. Also on the property are the contributing round-notched log stable, smokehouse, tool shed, washhouse, a sulfur spring, tobacco barn, several sections of ornate cast iron fence, the site of a former turpentine still, the site of a former riverboat landing (Beatty's Landing), and the site of a former cotton gin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Sandy Creek is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Ivanhoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census.

Black Rock Plantation House, also known as the Allen-Love House, is a historic plantation house located near Riegelwood, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five-bay, braced frame I-house with Federal / Greek Revival style interior design elements. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It has a rear shed roof addition and a replacement one-story shed roofed front porch. The house was renovated in 2013.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Sandyfield is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 447 at the 2010 census.

The Dan Cameron Bridge is a four-lane automobile bridge spanning the Northeast Cape Fear River and US 421, located in New Hanover County. The bridge carries I-140 and is named after Dan Cameron, who was a successful civic leader, businessman and one-term mayor of Wilmington from 1955 to 1957.