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19356
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The first line of defense on the North Carolina coast against powerful seas induced by storms is sand dunes. And that's a concept NC Sea Grant and the NC Division of Coastal Management have been drumming into North Carolinian's heads for the past twenty five years. This article discusses the importance of dunes in coastal engineering for North Carolina.
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7866
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Sugar Loaf is a sixty-foot-high sand dune in Carolina Beach State Park. Prior to the mid1600s, it was an area inhabited by Indians. The Europeans tried to colonize the area, but their attempts lasted only two years because of Indian hostility. The European explorer William Hilton mapped the region and named the dune Sugar Loaf because it resembled a mass of sugar. In 1725, the “Battle of Sugar Loaf†finally secured the area for the Europeans. Sugar Loaf also saw action in the Civil War because of its proximity to Fort Fisher.
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19109
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Along North Carolina's coast heads often butt between the public and the private regulations, most of the time over sand dune issues. This article discusses the dunes on the state's coasts and some of the issues surrounding them.
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19110
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The use of off-road vehicles are popular along the North Carolina coast, but there are issues surrounding their damage to the coastal dune system.
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