NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Getting between Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach is a simple journey by car today. But in the early half of the 20th century, there was another more popular option for beachgoers looking to get out of the city and onto the sand.
The Tidewater Power Electric Company’s trolley line to Wrightsville Beach was established in 1902 and ran for nearly four decades until the last journey took place in late April of 1940.
Twenty stops dotted the nine-mile line with all but one being lost to time. The only evidence of the forgotten line is a structure on the median at the intersection of Park Avenue and Audubon Boulevard, still offering a window into the past…