Brunswick, county (1,050 sq mi/2,720 sq km, 1990 pop. 50,985), SE N.C.; Southport; 34°2'N 78°13'W. Bounded E and NE by Cape Fear R., S by the Atlantic Ocean, SW by S.C. state line, W by Waccamaw R. Drained by Town Creek, Green Swamp in N center. Forested and swampy tidewater area; includes Smith and Bald Head isls. (Cape Fear). Farming (tobacco, corn, sweet potatoes; cattle, hogs); fishing, timber. Beach resorts along coast. Intracoastal Waterway canal parallels coast and passes through Cape Fear R. estuary to Carolina Beach Inlet. Mfg. at Leland. Brunswick 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Plants located at Southport. Town burned by British (1776), 60 excavated bldg. sites, Brunswick Town State Historical Site. Sunny Point Army Base in E. Orton Pond, arm of Cape Fear R., in E, including Orton Plantation and Gardens. Formed 1764.
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Southport; 34°2'N 78°13'W. Bounded E and NE by Cape Fear R., S by the Atlantic Ocean, SW by S.C. state line, W by Waccamaw R. Drained by Town Creek, Green Swamp in N center. Forested and swampy tidewater area; includes Smith and Bald Head isls. (Cape Fear). Farming (tobacco, corn, sweet potatoes; cattle, hogs); fishing, timber. Beach resorts along coast. Intracoastal Waterway canal parallels coast and passes through Cape Fear R. estuary to Carolina Beach Inlet. Mfg. at Leland. Brunswick 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Plants located at Southport. Town burned by British (1776), 60 excavated bldg. sites, Brunswick Town State Historical Site. Sunny Point Army Base in E. Orton Pond, arm of Cape Fear R., in E, including Orton Plantation and Gardens. Formed 1764.
