Wildwood, North Carolina

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Wildwood is a small unincorporated community centered on the Wildwood Road,[1] just west of the Morehead City town limits, along US Highway 70, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Newport is the next closest town.

Community[]

The larger region encompassed by the Wildwood fire district is also sometimes referred to as "Wildwood" by local residents, and contains about 5000 residents.[2] The Wildood Fire Department merged with the Morehead City Fire & EMS on October 1, 2014.[2] The Wildwood Presbyterian Church, located on the Wildwood Road,[3] has been in existence since the 1890s. The Wildwood Community Cemetery contains graves dating to American Civil War times, and is accessible via Old Murdoch Road.[4] Wildwood was the home of Jake Wade,[5] baseball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. He died on February 1, 2006 at his home in Wildwood at the age of 93.[5]

Local government[]

Wildwood is located in District 3 for the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. As of March 2015, Wildwood was represented on the Board by Terry Frank, whose term was due to expire in November 2016.[6] District 3 also includes part of Morehead City as well as Broad Creek.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wildwood · North Carolina 28570". Wildwood · North Carolina 28570.
  2. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "Wildwood Presbyterian Church". www.wildwoodpresbyterian.com.
  4. ^ "Wildwood Community Cemetery in North Carolina - Find A Grave Cemetery". www.findagrave.com.
  5. ^ a b "Jack Wade : Pitcher won 27 games in majors : HistoricBaseball.com". www.historicbaseball.com.
  6. ^ Carteret County, NC, website: County Commissioners: Members: Terry Frank. Accessed 2015-03-09

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Coordinates: 34°44′42″N 76°49′48″W / 34.7451°N 76.8300°W / 34.7451; -76.8300

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