Long Beach, North Carolina is a coastal
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
on
Oak Island
Oak Island is a privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of several islands in Mahone Bay, and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The nearest community is the ...
incorporated in 1955. It is well known for the total devastation it sustained during
Hurricane Hazel in 1954; only five of the 357 buildings survived the storm. It merged with neighboring
Yaupon Beach
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina is a neighborhood of the coastal town of Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
History
Yaupon Beach was incorporated as a town in 1955. The town was named for the abundance of yaupon near the original town s ...
in 1999 to form the town of
Oak Island
Oak Island is a privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of several islands in Mahone Bay, and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The nearest community is the ...
and is now a neighborhood of the town.
The community derives its name from one of the longest stretches of beach in the area.
References
Geography of Brunswick County, North Carolina
Populated places established in 1955
Populated places disestablished in 1999
1955 establishments in North Carolina
Former municipalities in North Carolina
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