Old Southport Jail
Old Southport Jail is a historic site in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Old Southport Jail is situated nearby to Old Smithville Cemetery, as well as near Southport Trinity United Methodist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital and Prices Creek Lighthouse.
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 3,500 feet northwest of Old Southport Jail.
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 Old Southport Jail.
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 Old Southport Jail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Fort Caswell Historic District.
Southport
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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 Old Southport Jail.
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 Old Southport Jail.
Old Southport Jail
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.92061° or 33° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-78.01602° or 78° 0′ 58″ westOpen location code
8753WXCM+6HOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Smithville Cemetery and Southport Trinity United Methodist Church.
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