Wildwood, North Carolina
Wildwood is a small unincorporated community[1] centered on the Wildwood Road,[2] just west of the Morehead City town limits, along US Highway 70, in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Newport is the next closest town.
Community[edit]
The larger region encompassed by the Wildwood fire district is also sometimes referred to as "Wildwood" by local residents, and contains about 5000 residents.[3] The Wildood Fire Department merged with the Morehead City Fire & EMS on October 1, 2014.[3] The Wildwood Presbyterian Church, located on the Wildwood Road,[4] has been in existence since the 1890s. Wildwood was the home of Jake Wade,[5] baseball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. He died on February 1, 2006, at his home in Wildwood at the age of 93.[5]
Local government[edit]
Wildwood is located in District 3 for the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. As of March 2015, Wildwood was represented on the Board by Terry Frank, whose term was due to expire in November 2016.[6] District 3 also includes part of Morehead City as well as Broad Creek.
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildwood, North Carolina
- ^ "Wildwood · North Carolina 28570". Wildwood · North Carolina 28570.
- ^ a b "Wildwood FD to Become Part of Morehead City Fire-EMS - FireNewsNet". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Wildwood Presbyterian Church". www.wildwoodpresbyterian.com.
- ^ a b "Jack Wade : Pitcher won 27 games in majors : HistoricBaseball.com". www.historicbaseball.com.
- ^ Carteret County, NC, website: County Commissioners: Members: Terry Frank. Accessed 2015-03-09