Editing Swansboro, North Carolina (section)

==History==
Swansboro started as a settlement around the plantation of [[Theophilus Weeks]]. In 1783, Swansboro was incorporated as a town, taking its name from Samuel Swann, a [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] in the [[North Carolina House of Commons]] and a resident of [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]]. In 1818, [[Otway Burns]] built the ''Prometheus'', the first river [[steamboat]] constructed in North Carolina.

The town, originally spelled Swannsborough, is sometimes called "The Friendly City by the Sea". M.N. Lisk, a popular Swansboro mayor, initiated the annual Mullet Festival,<ref>[http://www.swansboro-nc.org/events_calendar.html The Official Town of Swansboro, North Carolina Website<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> one of the first coastal seafood festivals in North Carolina.

The town is featured as the setting of [[Nicholas Sparks]]' novel ''The Guardian.''

The [[Swansboro Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2018, Swansboro was among the hardest hit cities by [[Hurricane Florence]]. A record 30.58 inches (77&nbsp;cm) of rain fell at Swansboro, North Carolina, breaking the previous state record of 24.06 inches (61&nbsp;cm).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/09/15/hurricane-florence-storm-continues-to-pummel-carolinas/ |title=Death toll rises to at least 11, officials say, as some areas grapple with intense flooding due to Carolinas storm |date=September 15, 2018 |author1=Brady Dennis |author2=Mark Berman |author3=Emily Wax-Thibodeaux |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>