ABOUT
TOPSAIL ISLAND - TOPSAIL BEACH
The
town of Topsail Beach is located on the south end
of the island, home to some of America's first rocket
tests. Missiles were assembled in the "Assembly
Building" before being test fired, now home of
the Missiles
and More Museum.
Those
tall white buildings are the missile observation
towers used during the first experiments. Some have
been converted to homes, some are used for storage,
and others are unchanged.
There
are some beach motels, a Post Office, a grocery
store and gas station, some gift shops, a real nice
book store and the town train depot. Well, ok, the
town train depot is over at the Beach Shop and Grill,
and it's pretty small.
Topsail
Inlet is on the south end and defines the southern
tip of the island. There is a large dune area and
wide beachfront. You can't drive on this section
of the beach, but there are beach access areas within
a short walk to the inlet.
New
Topsail Inlet is charted, and buoyed, but deserves
caution in any kind of weather. A row of townhouses
face the inlet, and, once in Banks Channel, there
are many boat docks, ramps and at least one marina.
Town
of Topsail Beach Web Site
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