Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square Park is a park in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Franklin Square Park is situated nearby to Southport Trinity United Methodist Church, as well as near Southport Baptist Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital and Oak Island Light.
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Pearlhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dosher Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, public, community hospital in Southport, North Carolina. The hospital serves Smithville Township—Southport, Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and the eastern portion of St. J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital is situated 3,300 feet north of Franklin Square Park.
Oak Island Light
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean. Oak Island Light is situated 2 miles southwest of Franklin Square Park.
Prices Creek Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Hennap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Price Creek Lighthouse, also known as the Price's Creek Lighthouse, is a structure located near Southport, North Carolina. It was one of two range lights at Price Creek in a series of lights to guide ships from Cape Fear to Wilmington, North Carolina. Prices Creek Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northeast of Franklin Square Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Fort Caswell Historic District.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as Southport.
Fort Caswell Historic District
Hamlet
The Fort Caswell Historic District is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Fort Caswell Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Franklin Square Park.
Caswell Beach
Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census. Caswell Beach is situated 2½ miles southwest of Franklin Square Park.
Franklin Square Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.92032° or 33° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
-78.0187° or 78° 1′ 7″ westOpen location code
8753WXCJ+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 38583313OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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