Shrimp House 2
Shrimp House 2 is located in Southport, North Carolina.
Southport is located between wilmington and Myrtle Beach
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Our Location couldn't be better. Southport is 5 minutes
from Oak Island and Caswell
Beach, 10 minutes from St
James , 15 minutes (via ferry or private boat) to
Bald Head Island,
and 20 minutes to Holden Beach & Ocean Isle. Airports
are 30 minutes north and south, as Southport is equidistant
from historic Wilmington, N.C. (25 minutes north), and
the entertainment, dining and golf capital of the world,
Myrtle Beach, S.C. (40 minutes south). Southport is
located in the southern part of Brunswick County via
US Highway 17 to Highways 87 and 211.
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View a live cam of Oak Island beach
Imagine a lazy afternoon spent strolling
the beach in search of the perfect shell, the glimpse
of a dolphin in the water or watching the setting sun
melt into the ocean at twilight. Oak Island can make
these images become a reality. Along 8 miles of pristine
shoreline, this island offers countless opportunities
for unwinding.
Guests
have a variety of comfortable accommodations,
including motels, roomy condominiums, rustic beachfront
cottages or more modern
rental homes. Oak Island is home to several championship
golf courses and free tennis as well.
The
island provides the total resort experience. Watersports,
golf,
miniature
golf, a water slide, 3 piers and deep sea fishing
are only a few of the attractions that make Oak Island
a popular but quiet vacation destination, life on the
Island is a balance between the calm seclusion of the
beaches and the easy proximity to the mainland entertainment
and recreation.
There
are many things to do at, and around, this charming
beach community including:
Golf
Oak Island boasts 30 golf courses within 30 minutes!
Watch for Brunswick
County to become the golf capital of the coast.
Several area courses include: The Gauntlet, The Players
Course and The Members Course all at St. James Plantation;
the Freddie Couples course; Carolina National at Winding
River Plantation; Lions Paw and Panther Run at Ocean
Ridge Plantation; The Pearl; Oak Island Golf Course.
Boating,
Fishing, & Beaches
Boating - For both the sail or power enthusiast, the
beautiful Cape Fear and Lockwood Folly Rivers, Intracoastal
Waterway, and the Atlantic Ocean are available for boaters.
Offshore
- Charter
and private boats take you to your prize catch,
including marlin, sailfish, dolphin, king and spanish
mackerel, wahoo, bluefish and more.
Inland
waters - Fishing,
crabbing, shrimping and clamming are abundant in tidal
creeks and along the Intracoastal Waterway. |
A
quaint fishing village on the mouth of the Cape Fear River,
Southport is
place you come to visit and end up never wanting to leave.
Beautiful Victorian-style homes grace the sidewalk-lined streets
under huge sweeping oak trees, hundreds of years old. Cool
ocean breezes keep temperatures mild year round. And Southport’s
midway point between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach make it close
to all of the action, yet with an Accent! that feels worlds
away.
Self-guided
walking tours provide a wealth of discovery. Stroll down Moore
Street and visit the many colorful gift
shops, art galleries and antique dealerships. Stop and
rest at Waterfront Park where you may see huge cargo ships
making their way up the Cape Fear River to the port city of
Wilmington. Enjoy our fresh seafood overlooking the Southport
Yacht Basin and Marina where sailing vessels stop on their
way along the Inter-coastal waterway.
The many historic sites like the old Southport
Jail, St.
Philips Episcopal Church and Smithfield
cemetery are all easily accessible on foot. You can also
learn about the colorful history of Southport and real life
legends of the famous pirate Stede Bonnet at the Southport
Maritime Museum. The Southport Visitor Center provides
maps, brochures and self-guided walking tours.
Southport
History
Originally incorporated in 1792 as Smithville,
its progressive citizens changed its name to Southport in
1887 in hopes of attracting a port. The port went further
upstream to the City of Wilmington but this entrepreneurial
spirit is alive and well in the City today. The historic charm
of this community will captivate you as you walk under a canopy
of 200 year old live oak trees, or walk past majestic Victorian
century homes which once belonged to river pilots or maybe
even a pirate or two. Southport is one of few City’s
with a true downtown. Banks, antique
& collectible shops, professional offices line about
a five block area in the downtown commercial district. Just
outside this district is one of the finest medical care facilities
in our region, J.A.
Dosher Memorial Hospital. A visit to our area is not complete
without a day or two of walking through these antique and
specialty shops, stopping along the way for a leisurely lunch
at the Shrimp House 2 along the waterfront, taking a pedicab
historic tour of the City, watching transoceanic vessels pass
by at Waterfront Park and visiting the NC
Maritime Museum in Southport The City of Southport also
offers sailors, anglers and boaters
a safe haven through the Southport Marina, Old Yacht Basin
and City Pier.
The
first Spanish explorers to the region arrived in 1521, but
it was further up the Cape Fear River that the first settlement,
Brunswick Town was formed in the mid-1700s. Between 1745 and
1754 Fort Johnson was built as quarantine service for incoming
seamen and to protect settlements further up the river. Located
at the mouth of the Cape Fear, Fort Johnson attracted a small
community of river pilots and fishermen and the area began
to thrive.
In
1792, the NC General Assembly, at the request of Joshua Potts,
commissioned a new township and what is now known as Southport
was born. The new town was originally named Smithville, after
Benjamin Smith who served under George Washington in the revolutionary
war. Cool summer breezes soon made Smithville a popular summer
resort, and its strategic location made Fort Johnston important
in every United States war. In 1808, Smithville became the
county seat of Brunswick
County.
After
the Civil War, entrepreneurial and visionary businessmen saw
opportunity to create a major southern port city by combining
the city’s river transportation with the new railroad
system which was changing the face of the United States. As
part of their strategy, Smithville was renamed Southport in
1887. Telegraph service and a coaling dock for steamships
were added. Although Southport never became the major port
city they dreamed of, railroads served the town from 1911
to World War II and it was on the river steamer routes until
1925
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