Morehead City North Carolina

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Morehead City is centrally located on North Carolina's crystal coast. the Morehead City waterfront is home to 1 of 2 state ports and is well known for its hospitality, fishing, and of course seafood.

The area offers plenty for residents and tourist from boardwalk boutiques, and antique shops to tours of Fort Macon and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Carteret County, home to Beaufort, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle provides entertainment for all ages, from bowling, swimming, putt putt, boat charters and rentals to 9 area golf courses, all located within 1 hours drive.

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This area of North Carolina's "Crystal Coast" was the product of extensive planning by John Motley Morehead, governor of North Carolina from 1841 to 1845. He envisioned "a great commercial city" where Shepherd's Point intersected with the Newport River and Beaufort Inlet. Plans were developed to extend the North Carolina Railroad from Goldsboro to Shepherd's Point.

The first lots were sold at public auction in 1857. When the railroad was completed a year later, the area seemed destined for rapid development as a major port. However, Morehead City's continued development as a port was interrupted by The Civil War. Following the war, the shipping terminal deteriorated, but the railroad continued hauling vast quantities of seafood to the state's inland sections.

The section of the city known as the "Promised Land," -along Bridges Street- was settled by refugees from the whaling communities on Shackleford Banks. These communities, approximately six mile east of Morehead City by boat

The economy of the town is based on tourism, fishing - both commercial and sport - and some light industry. One of the two seaports in North Carolina is located in Morehead City. In addition, the hospital in Morehead City serves the entire county and is the second largest employer in the county after the school system. Higher education also plays a significant role in the economy and culture. There is a community college as well as several institutes, operated by the UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina State and Duke University, that carry out research and educate graduate students. The State also has a research and compliance arm of State Marine Fisheries located here in Morehead City.

Fostered by the tourism industry, Morehead City has an abundance of restaurants, many in its waterfront area, and is widely known for its variety of good places to eat. As a corollary, art galleries and all kinds of gift shops serve the tourists as well as the locals. Indeed, the Beaufort-Morehead City area has been cited as being among the top 100 "best small art towns in America" in a book by John Villani. Morehead City has also been cited by a national divers magazine as being among the best places worldwide to dive in several categories.