From the archives: Pender claims part of exclusive New Hanover island

An exclusive island in the Wilmington area offers great views and an array of expensive homes.

And for a time in the late 1970s, there was debate on the island’s full ownership.

According to an article in the April 5, 1977, Wilmington Morning Star, tax officials in Pender County pointed to a report that believed northern portions of Figure Eight Island lie in Pender and not New Hanover County…

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