Bald Head Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cape Fear and Frying Pan Shoals

Cape Fear in Frying Pan Shoals Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Keller, March 29, 2018

1. Cape Fear in Frying Pan Shoals Marker

Inscription. An underwater labyrinth of sandbars stretches for 20 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, varying in depth from 3 to 15 feet, causing frequent shipwrecks. One of North Carolina's three great capes, collectively known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, these treacherous waters are part of the reason for its name.

Erected by Village of Bald Head Island.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 33° 50.726′ N, 77° 57.693′ W. Marker is on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is on Staion House Way north of Chicamacomico Way, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Southport NC 28461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Blockading Ship U.S.S. Peterhoff (a few steps from this marker); Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation 1903–1958 (approx. ¼ mile away); Generator House (approx. ¼ mile away); Captain Charlie’s Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Blockade Runner Ella (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fort Holmes, 1863-1865 Battery No. 4 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Guarding the Confederacy Lifeline (approx. 2.9 miles away);

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Fort Holmes, 1863-1865 Encampment Site (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bald Head Island.

Obverse side view looking out to shoals image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Keller, March 29, 2018

2. Obverse side view looking out to shoals

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.