Editing Caswell Beach, North Carolina (section)

==Neighboring Communities==
'''Oak Island'''.  The Town of [[Oak Island, North Carolina|Oak Island]], which occupies the rest of the island, has a contract post office, a branch of the county library, supermarkets, liquor store, two fishing piers<ref name="Oak Island Pier">{{cite web |title=Oak Island Pier |url=https://www.oakislandnc.gov/government/oak-island-pier |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629124948/https://www.oakislandnc.gov/government/oak-island-pier |archive-date=2023-06-29 |access-date=January 30, 2019 |website=OakIsandPier.com}}</ref> a few gas stations, numerous small professional offices/retail stores, and a large number of restaurants.<ref name="Oak Island">{{cite web|url= http://www.oakislandnc.com |title=Town of Oak Island|website=OakIsland.com|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>

'''Southport'''.  Located just across the ICW is the city of [[Southport, North Carolina|Southport]] (pop. 3,700).  Founded as Smithville in 1792, it is home to the NC Fourth of July Festival and has been the location for many movies, one of the more notable being [[Safe Haven (film)|Safe Haven]] (2013). The part  of town known as "Old Southport" has many historic houses and buildings, e.g. [[Fort Johnston (North Carolina)|Fort Johnston]], and situated on its waterfront is the [[North Carolina Maritime Museum]] at Southport and year-round ferry service that provides scenic trips across the [[Cape Fear River]]<ref name="Ferry Schedule">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/routes/Documents/ferry-schedule.pdf |title=Ferry System Schedule |publisher=North Carolina |access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>  to the [[NC Aquarium]]  and Civil War battleground site at [[Fort Fisher]].<ref name="Southport">{{cite web|url= http://www.cityofsouthport.com |title=Southport|website=Southport.com|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>