On the night of July 24/25, 1943, a German U-boat fired at least three shells to attack the "Ethyl-Dow Chemical Company" plant at "Kure's Beach" (post-war: Kure Beach), but instead hit the Cape Fear River.
The Beach Boys | Long Beach, California | Palm Beach, Florida | Miami Beach, Florida | Palm Beach | Miami Beach | Daytona Beach, Florida | Long Beach | beach volleyball | West Palm Beach, Florida | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia Beach | Huntington Beach, California | Newport Beach, California | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | Seal Beach, California | California State University, Long Beach | Sunset Beach | Laguna Beach | West Palm Beach | Omaha Beach | Daytona Beach | Huntington Beach | South Beach | Redondo Beach, California | North Beach | Delray Beach, Florida | Vero Beach, Florida | Son of the Beach | Seal Beach |
Therefore, NOAA and the state of North Carolina created a multi-component reserve with the following sites: Currituck Banks (960 acres near Corolla), Rachel Carson (2,625 acres near Beaufort), Masonboro Island (5,097 acres near Wrightsville Beach) and Zeke’s Island (1,165 acres near Kure Beach).