Assisted Living in Southport, NC

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Facts about Southport

Southport is also known as: Brunswick County / Southport city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Mike Johnson (american football player), Wanda G. Bryant (judge), and Quinton McCracken (baseball player).

And featured attractions of Southport: Price Creek Light, Brunswick County Courthouse, and Fort Johnston.

Southport is represented by Mayor Robert Howard.

Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington, NC metropolitan area. Its population was 2,833 as of the 2010 census.While the town is relatively small, it receives many visitors and tourists.Southport has been a popular filming location for television and movies, including film adaptations of the works of novelist Nicholas Sparks. The town can be seen in the television series Dawson's Creek, Under the Dome, Revenge, and Matlock, and in numerous movies, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer Catch, Domestic Disturbance, Crimes of the Heart, Nights in Rodanthe, A Walk to Remember and Safe Haven.Southport is the location of the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival -- a large scale affair -- which attracts 40,000 to 50,000 visitors annually to enjoy the many things that are available; venders from around the country, crafts, wondrous fireworks, etc.One additional fact about the popular vacationing site, is that what is usually represented of the town, is only a small part of southport, known to the locals residing there as "Old Southport", with its many historical houses and buildings. The rest of Southport, however, is practically the same as any other small town with the usual ammenties; chain restaurants, grocery stores, banks, medical care buildings, and drugstores.

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