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At the juncture where Pender County and New Hanover County meet at US Hwy. 17 sits a beautiful antebellum home, the centerpiece of Poplar Grove Plantation. Named one of the Top 10 plantations to visit by USA Today, Poplar Grove Plantation offers tours of the manor house, outbuildings, and heritage crafts. On the 15-acre property is an animal sanctuary which currently includes horses, chickens, peacocks, and pigs. “We...

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During the summer, more than 1,000 people per day stand in line to go to the hospital. The sea turtle hospital, that is. Known as the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, the hospital’s patients come from all over the Eastern Seaboard. They sometimes weigh hundreds of pounds. Sometimes they are stunned by cold and their little organs begin to shut down. Sometimes they are injured by boat...

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