NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Corolla, North Carolina

Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Fruitville Township[1], Currituck County, North Carolina, along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of about 500 people and about 119 wild Spanish Mustangs. The wild horses are located on 12,000 acres (49 km²) north of the populated areas of Corolla. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is a public charity whose mission is to protect and preserve the herd. Corolla is home to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, one of the seven North Carolina coastal lighthouses. While there are year-round residents, Corolla is primarily a summer community. In fact, many of the houses are built with 6-8 bedrooms making this location a favorite for multi-family vacations or reunions. Image File history File links NCMap-doton-Corolla. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with unincorporated. ... Currituck County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... Currituck Beach Lighthouse The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina on the Outer Banks. ...

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Pronunciation

Many outsiders erroneously pronounce Corolla the same as they pronounce the name of the car, the Toyota Corolla, where the second syllable sounds like roe. However, residents pronounce the second syllable like all. The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. ...

Development history

Development of Currituck's Northern Outer Banks began in 1967 when investors from Sandbridge, Virginia, put together an investment group to purchase the undeveloped land. The first subdivision plotted was Carova with 1,993 lots. The lots were originally priced at $11,500; as of 2006, some of these lots are worth up to $500,000.^{[citation needed]} Sandbridge, in the U.S. state of Virginia, was once a quiet residential neighborhood, but is currently a resort area of Virginia Beach located along the coastline on the beginning of the Outer Banks. ... Carova Beach or Carova is an unincorporated community in Currituck County in the extreme northeast corner of North Carolina, USA. The community, which is found on Bodie Island, can only be accessed by boat or by four-wheel drive vehicle since there are no paved roads connecting Carova Beach to...

The investors planned for a road to come through from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to allow access to the lots, however these plans were abandoned in 1973 when the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge south of Sandbridge was closed to all vehicular traffic, except by permit. Development pushed south through the 1970s, creating well over 1,000 additional lots in several subdivisions. In 1984 the residents of Corolla succeeded in their attempts to gain a public access road from the south and the state began paving the extension of NC-12 towards the north. Location in the Commonwealth o Virginia. ... Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Virginia is located in the independent city of Virginia Beach. ... NC 12 is a North Carolina state highway that traverses the northeastern shoreline of North Carolina, linking the islands of the Outer Banks. ...

References

Coordinates: 36°22′53″N, 75°49′59″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of
Currituck County, North Carolina
County Seat: Currituck

Communities

Barco | Carova Beach | Coinjock | Corolla | Currituck | Grandy | Gregory | Harbinger | Knotts Island | Jarvisburg | Mamie | Maple | Moyock | Point Harbor | Poplar Beach | Powells Point | Sanderling | Shawboro | Sligo | Spot | Waterlily Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Currituck County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 kmÂ²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Currituck is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, USA. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... Carova Beach or Carova is an unincorporated community in Currituck County in the extreme northeast corner of North Carolina, USA. The community, which is found on Bodie Island, can only be accessed by boat or by four-wheel drive vehicle since there are no paved roads connecting Carova Beach to... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Currituck is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, USA. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. ... Grandy is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina, USA. It is located along US 158 on Buck Island between the Currituck Sound (on the east) and the North River (on the west). ... Gregory is an unincorporated community located in Currituck County, North Carolina. ... Knotts Island is a small unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina. ... Moyock is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina. ... Point Harbor, North Carolina; is a town located in Currituck County, North Carolina. ... Shawboro is an unincorporated community located in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States. ...

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Dunes on NC 12 in June 2007 Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on the north end of North Carolinas Hatteras Island, a coastal barrier island and part of a chain of islands known as the Outer Banks, adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina. ... Hatteras Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. ... An aerial view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse prior to its 1999 relocation. ... Ocracoke is a census-designated place and town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, in Hyde County, North Carolina. ... Portsmouth, North Carolina, is a remote fishing and shipping village located on the north end of Portsmouth Island, North Carolina. ... The Core Sound is a large and shallow body of water in eastern North Carolina located between the mainland of Carteret County and Core Banks, part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, located west of the Atlantic Ocean and north of Bogue Sound. ... Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 226 Ã— 598 pixelsFull resolution (264 Ã— 698 pixel, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken from Image:Cape hatteras lighthouse img 0529. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... Currituck County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... Dare County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. ... Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Carteret County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Carova Beach or Carova is an unincorporated community in Currituck County in the extreme northeast corner of North Carolina, USA. The community, which is found on Bodie Island, can only be accessed by boat or by four-wheel drive vehicle since there are no paved roads connecting Carova Beach to... The Town of Duck is an community located in Dare County, North Carolina along the Northern Outer Banks. ... Southern Shores is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census. ... It has been suggested that Nags Head be merged into this article or section. ... Manteo is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. ... Wanchese is a census-designated place located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Categories: Stub | Dare County, North Carolina | Unincorporated communities in North Carolina ... Categories: US geography stubs | Dare County, North Carolina | Unincorporated communities in North Carolina ... Categories: Stub | Dare County, North Carolina | Unincorporated communities in North Carolina ... Categories: US geography stubs | Villages in North Carolina | Dare County, North Carolina ... Buxton is a community of almost 1500 people on Hatteras Island, part of the Outer Banks. ... Frisco, North Carolina is a small community on the barrier islands of Hatteras Island, in between the cities of Avon and Ocracoke. ... Hatteras is a community of approximately 1000 people, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras. ... Ocracoke Island. ... Portsmouth, North Carolina is a remote fishing and shipping village established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... Categories: Stub ... Currituck Sound is a protected inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern part of North Carolina. ... Albemarle Sound with the northern Outer Banks. ... Croatan Sound is an inlet in Dare County, North Carolina. ... The Roanoke Sound is a sound that separates Roanoke Island from Bodie Island of the Outer Banks. ... Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolinas Outer Banks. ... Pamlico Sound with the southern Outer Banks. ... Hatteras Inlet is a estuary located in the Outer Banks, NC that separates Hatteras Island, NC and Ocracoke Island, NC. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. ... Onslow Bay is an indentation of the North Carolina coast, between Cape Fear in the south and Cape Lookout in the north. ... Raleigh Bay is an indentation of the North Carolina coast, between Cape Lookout in the south and Cape Hatteras in the north. ... Ocracoke Inlet is a estuary located in the Outer Banks, NC that separates Ocracoke Island, NC and Portsmouth Island, NC. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. ... The Core Sound is a large and shallow body of water in eastern North Carolina located between the mainland of Carteret County and Core Banks, part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, located west of the Atlantic Ocean and north of Bogue Sound. ... Drum Inlet is an inlet of the Outer Banks in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Barden Inlet is the lowest of the Outer Banks water inlets. ... New Inlet was an inlet along the Outer Banks of North Carolina joining the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... The Currituck Beach Light is a lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina, on the Outer Banks. ... Bodie Island Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters (700x467) The current Bodie Island lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of North Carolina. ... Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina near the town of Buxton. ... Ocracoke Lighthouse and Silver Lake from Ocracoke National Park Museum, June 2007 Ocracoke Light was built in the town of Ocracoke, on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter. ... Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56 mile (90 km) long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national park in North Carolina. ... Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56 mile (90 km) long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. ... Fort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves the location of the first English settlement in North America. ... Jockeys Ridge State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... NC 12 is a North Carolina state highway that mostly traverses the northeastern shoreline of North Carolina, linking the islands of the Outer Banks. ... United States Highway 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 158 is a spur of U.S. Highway 58. ... The Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge is the newest, longest, and widest bridge over the Croatan Sound. ... First Flight Airport (IATA: FFA, ICAO: KFFA, FAA LID: FFA) is a general aviation airport located in Kill Devil Hills, a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. ... Billy Mitchell Airport (IATA: HSE, ICAO: KHSE) is a general aviation airport located near Hatteras, North Carolina United States. ... The North Carolina Ferry System is a division of NCDOT that is responsible for the operation of over two dozen boats that transport passengers and vehicles to several water-locked island communities along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ...