A city of southeast North Carolina on the Cape Fear River south-southeast of Raleigh. Settled in 1730, it was used as a port by blockade runners during the Civil War and the state's largest port. Population, 55,530+.

North Carolina: A state of the southeast United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. Population, 6,657,600+.
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