Kure Beach

Pleasure Island is a coastal island in Southeastern North Carolina, USA south of Wilmington. Most of the island is located within Federal Point Township, in New Hanover County, but its very southernmost tip extends into Smithville Township, in Brunswick County. The coastal towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, as well as the annexed community of Wilmington Beach, are located on the island. The Atlantic Ocean lies on the island's east side, the Cape Fear River lies on the west, the north side is bordered by Snows Cut (part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway) and Carolina Beach Inlet. The southern end of the island was separated from Bald Head Island by Corncake Inlet until the inlet was shoaled and closed in 1998 by Hurricane Bonnie; thus, technically Pleasure Island and Bald Head Island are not separate islands. Prior to the 1930 completion of Snow's Cut, the land that now forms Pleasure Island was in fact a peninsula known as Federal Point.  The original pronunciation of Kure is based on the name of the founder, Hans Andersen Kure, of Danish extraction. Hans Kure's name is pronounced "CURE-ee.

                                                                                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure_Beach,_North_Carolina

http://federal-point-history.org/fphps-news/captain-john-harper-from-the-bill-reaves-files/

 www.townofkurebeach.org/memories-akin-to-the-sea.aspx

Do I need a fishing license to fish off of the Kure Beach Fishing Pier?
No fishing license is required to fish off of the pier, but there is a nominal fee involved to be allowed to do so. The Kure Beach Fishing pier operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from April 1st through Thanksgiving Sunday.  The Kure Beach Fishing Pier also offers arcade games, concession treats, and a gift/souvenir shop. Access to the pier is free to those not fishing.

http://www.kurebeachfishingpier.com/Kure_Beach_Fishing_Pier_History.htm