Monkey Junction, North Carolina | |
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 Northerly view of Monkey Junction in September 2021, taken from the junction's southeast corner | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | New Hanover |
| Time zone | Eastern |
Monkey Junction is an unincorporated area near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, in New Hanover County at the intersection of College Road (NC 132) and Carolina Beach Road (US 421). It is one of several centers of recent commercial and residential growth near Wilmington.[1] In 2008, Wilmington began controversial efforts to annex the community, but in 2012, the annexation requests were overturned by the North Carolina General Assembly.[2][3]
- ^ "Nearly 250 new townhomes proposed near Monkey Junction".
- ^ "Wilmington Approves Controversial Monkey Junction Annexation". Carolina Journal -. June 25, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "North Carolina stops annexation of Monkey Junction". WWAYTV3. May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2023.