Inner Banks · NC
Belhaven
The birthplace of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, on the Pungo River.
- Population
- 1,410 (2020 census)
- River
- Pungo
- Nickname
- Birthplace of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Then
- 1949
Pungo District Hospital opens.
- 2014
After a long fight, the hospital closes; it is demolished in 2016.
Now
Belhaven sits on the north shore of the Pungo River, a stop for boats traveling the Intracoastal Waterway.