From the March 1st Wilmington (NC) Star News.
The paper runs a column every so often called Back Then where they go through old papers from 100 and 50 years ago.
Back on February 17, 1961, the arrival of the battleship USS North Carolina was being anticipated, but a permanent site for the memorial had not been chosen.
There were several sites under consideration:
Two were by Wilmington (one is where the ship is today), the other a bit farther south.
An abandoned rice plantation on Eagles Island, about 3000 feet from the main channel of the Cape Fear River.
A marsh area on the Cape Fear River about eight miles downriver from Wilmington.
Another one 9 miles south.
The Snow's Cut area.
Fort Macon State Park near Morehead City
Price's Creek and Cottage Creek near Southport.
Glad They Chose Where They Did. --Cooter
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