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    Topsail Island (/ˈtɑːpsɪl/, TOP-sill) is a 26-mile (41.8 km) long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, roughly equidistant between the barrier...
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    over the rolling dunes - hence the name Topsail Island. Prior to World War II, the only access to Topsail Island was by boat. Area residents frequently...
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    2020 U.S. census, the population was 1,005. It is located on Topsail Island. North Topsail Beach is part of the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan...
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    from Topsail Island to the north by New Topsail Inlet and Figure Eight Island to the South by Rich Inlet and from the mainland by Topsail Sound. The four...
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    Needing a place to rest and refit his vessels, Blackbeard headed north to Topsail Island, where the Queen Anne's Revenge ran aground and was lost in June. With...
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    Schooner (redirect from Topsail schooner)
    being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schooner also has a square topsail on the foremast, to which may be added a topgallant. Differing...
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  • Canada Topsail (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador Topsail Island, one of the barrier islands on the southern...
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    Carolina. The population was 3,867 at the 2020 census. It is located on Topsail Island. The Pender County portion of Surf City is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan...
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  • Emerald Isle Topsail Island including: North Topsail Beach Surf City Topsail Beach Figure Eight Island Wrightsville Beach Pleasure Island including: Carolina...
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    to 28 July 1948. Topsail Island, North Carolina, became the permanent Bumblebee testing and launch facility in March 1947. The Topsail Historical Society...
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    Hendersonville Airport Hickory E40 Wilson's Airport Holly Ridge N21 Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport Hurdle Mills 4W4 Whitfield Farms Airport Indian Trail 28A Goose...
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  • Ossabaw Island Egg Island Wolf Island Butler Island Blackbeard Island Bartoo Island Rock Island Rock Island Arsenal Biddle Island Holmes Island Ribeyre...
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    Concurrently, the US Navy's Operation Bumblebee, was conducted at Topsail Island, North Carolina, from c. 1 June 1946, to 28 July 1948. Bumblebee produced...
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    missile is on outdoor display in front of the Missiles and More Museum on Topsail Island, NC. Notably, this location is also the birthplace of the RIM-8 Talos...
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    also known as Queen's Grant Tower, is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation...
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  • Pender County Sheriff’s Department. Topsail High School Topsail Island North Topsail Beach, North Carolina "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States...
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    the South Carolina border to Topsail Island, North Carolina. Its 12-foot storm surge carried away a temporary North Topsail Beach police station and town...
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    Topsail Island. Hurricane-force wind gusts caused minor damage to about 500 homes. Salt water flooding occurred along the backside of Topsail Island as...
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  • Lacrosse Swimming Topsail Island Topsail Beach, North Carolina North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Hampstead, North Carolina "Topsail High". National Center...
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    next developed area to the south is Topsail Island in Onslow County. The following are the communities, islands, military bases, and parks most commonly...
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    Joseph Swing Bridge over the Missouri River, St. Joseph, Missouri (1904) Topsail Island Swing Bridge, Surf City, North Carolina (Constructed in the 1950s, the...
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    Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is considered the gateway to Topsail Island. In 1940, the town had 28 residents. Just three years later in 1943...
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  • (Mill Market – Entomica Insectarium) Sault Ste. Marie (Bellevue Park – Topsail Island) Episode summary At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to...
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    shooting, USS Connecticut destroyed the ship in the New Topsail Inlet, just north of the island. Another Confederate blockade runner, the Anglo-Confederate...
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    December 24, 2017, at the age of 37 2000 Lorna McNeill Lumberton 24 Miss Topsail Island Vocal, "Natural Woman" Non-finalist Talent Award 1999 Kelly Trogdon...
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  • Thumbnail for US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower
    Ordnance Testing Facility Control Tower is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation...
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  • Thumbnail for US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Assembly Building
    Testing Facility Assembly Building is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation...
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    The route become Island Drive as it crosses a bridge over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and turns southwest along Topsail Island, forming the main...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is a 1,640-acre (6.6 km2) Florida State Park...
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    Murraysville 416.9 670.9 416 I-140 west / NC 140 – Shallotte, Myrtle Beach, Topsail Island, Jacksonville Signed as exits 416A (west) and 416B (east) Wilmington...
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