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3 unusual facts about New Hanover


Hurricane recovery in North Carolina

The county of New Hanover has a Hurricane Mitigation and Reconstruction Plan.

New Hanover

New Hanover County, North Carolina is the name of a county in North Carolina, United States

New Hanover Island is a volcanic island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea


Bismarck Sea

By the Northern and Northeastern coasts of the islands of New Ireland, New Hanover, the Admiralty Islands, Hermit Island, and the Ninigo Group, through Manu and Aua Islands to Wuvulu Island and thence a line to Baudissin Point in New Guinea (142°02'E).

Patrick J. Ballantine

He originally represented the state's fourth Senate district, focussed on New Hanover county, where he resides in Wilmington.

Sandra Hughes

She has represented the 18th district (New Hanover and Pender counties) since her appointment in April 2008 to replace Thomas E. Wright, who had been expelled.


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Bannered routes of U.S. Route 17

Business US 17 darts northeast through Ogden and Kirkland before returning to its parent route near the New Hanover/Pender county line.

Cecil R. Reynolds

Reynolds attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1969, and turned down a Presidential appointment to the United States Naval Academy by Richard Nixon, after being drafted by the New York Mets.

Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Its villages include Congo, Englesville (also in Berks County,) Gilbertsville, Niantic, and Sassamansville (also in New Hanover Township.) Its principal routes are Route 73 east-to-west and Route 100 north-to-south.

New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Its villages include Fagleysville, Frederick (also in Upper Frederick Township,) Hoffmansville, Layfield, New Hanover, New Hanover Square, and Sassamansville (also in Douglass Township.) Its numbered routes are 73 east-to-west and 663 north-to-south, which join briefly in Layfield.

North Carolina Superior Court

The first three judges elected by the North Carolina General Assembly were Samuel Ashe of New Hanover County, Samuel Spencer of Anson County, and future U.S. Supreme Court Justice James Iredell of Chowan County.