From the 2010 Wilmington (NC) Star-News.
From July 8, 1910: It was learned that the proposed inland waterway project would go through Wrightsville Sound and not Wilmington. It would then go through a cut to be made across the peninsula to the Cape Fear River near Orton Plantation.
When made, this was known as Snow's Cut, named after its engineer. This essentially made Fort Fisher to be part of an island.
December 9, 1910: Fires at Carolina Beach destroyed a hotel and pavilion owned by Captain John Harper (whose ships ferried vacationers to the growing town). Also, bathhouses and the Smith Cottage, owned by Hans A. Kure (who developed Kure Beach, of which Fort Fisher is a part) were destroyed. The fires were believed to be arson.
Events With an Impact. --Old B-R'er
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