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Page 22 Supplement to The Brunswick Beacon. Seplember-October. 1987 Holden Beoch Information Town HaU 842-6488 and 842-6080 Town Administrator..Thomas Birmingham Building Inspector Dwight Carroll Mayor, John Tandy 842-2834 Commissioners: Gay Atkins, Mayor pro tern Graham King, public safety Harold Stanley, finance William Williamson, water Lyndon Holden, sanitation Police Chief. Ra>7nond Simpson 842-6707 Tri-Beach Fire Dept 842-6868 Coastline Rescue Squad 842-2222 Holden Beoch Regulations The town of Holden Beach prohibits the following: •Climbing or operating motor vehicles on or removing vegetation from dunes; •Motor vehicles and wind-powered vehicles on the .strand; •Open fires; •Uttering on the strand, roadway or private property: •Ix)ud or offensive noise, including music, profanity or obscene language; •Pets not on a leash; •Surfboards on the strand or in the water within 500 feet of any fishing pier; •Use of skateboards on Ocean Blvd. or the bridge or bridge ramps; •Discharge of firearms; •Hunting, with or without dogs; •Use of paths through the dunes or cross ing over private property. Visitors arc urged to: •Obey speed limits; •Fish with nets in accordance with regula tions, available at the Town Hall; •Use designated public or private beach accessways only; •Park off the pavement in unposted areas only; •Cook on the beach only in containers made for the purpose, such as B-B-Q cookers. Holden Beach May Be Tooth Fairy's Dream BY MARJORIE MEGIVERN It’s no secret that North Carolina (and Brunswick County) estuaries and ocean waters are a paradise for shell-bearing animals, creating a paradise, as well, for the seashell col lector. Amongst the riches of whelks, periwinkles and Scotch Bonnets (the state .shell) are aeons-old sharks’ teeth of all sizes. In old geologic times, pre.sent in land areas were under water and sharks congregated where there was a concentration of food, such as the points where coastal rivers met the ocean. In time the ocean retreated and fo.ssilized sharks’ teeth were left, to be discovered hundreds of years later when bulldozers excavated the land for development or vacationer’s prowled the strand, eyes open for relics of the sea. Holden Beach has an abundance of eyeteeth that have fallen from the menacing jaws of these sea animals and fossilized 20,000 years ago. Ruth Athey, a shell expert on Holden Beach, said, “I find them all the time, though not the big ones.” “Big ones” can be six inches in diameter and are usually found in quarries or fossil pits, according to Gloria Barrett, another Holden shell lover. “I’ve seen some of the.se, but never found one myself.” She does, however, have a myriad of the curiously graceful fossils, ranging from tiny teeth just one-half inch long to those about two inches in length. Most are black, the last Holden Beach Holden Beach is the combination of two land masses, separated by an inlet, that were filled in by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. The portion from the east end to the pier was known as Holden Beach until incorporation in 1969, when the west end, including Robinson’s and Colonial Beaches, was included. The pre-Hazel beach had been a land grant, given to Ben jamin Holden by the King of England in 1756, and it passed thereafter to his son Job, grandson John, and great-grandson John. It was then divided among John’s six children, one of whom was Luther, father of John Holden; now living on the beach and father of realtor/developer Alan Holden. Development was slow until tourism began to be a factor in American life after World War II. The first bridge was built across a creek to the mainland in 1925, but construction of the Intracoastal Waterway in the 40s eliminated it. Ferry service connected the island and the mziinland till 1954 when a tumbridge was built. In 1986 a curv ing highrise replaced the old bridge. Holden Beach now has a permanent population of 342 and 1,587 housing units. RENTALS: ROO^AS• COTTAGES* APARTMENTS FAMILY CAMPGROUND HOLDEN BEACH r ^ PIER 198/ TMf BRUNSWICK 6£ACON I Bred^fast by I I the Sea and Sandwiches from the Grill stages of fossilization, but a few are stage the teeth are pink-colored, a white. “Those aren’t very valuable,” variety discovered largely in a Barrett said. Maysville quarry. As teeth begin to fossilize, they According to Athey, each tooth lost turn blue, Athey explained. At some by a shark is immediately replaced. AI ITA r’ADD -I-.. I , ... i’Aff photo BY MARJORIE MEGIVtRN ALFA CARR displays some fossilized shark relics found at the Cockle Shell on Holden Beach. Beneath the shark’s Jan she holds is a small fossilized shark body and an array of teeth of various sizes. The length and shape of a tooth belt identify the species from which came and the size of the shark question. A favorite use of sharks’ tcetl Athey said, is in necklaces. Strung oj fine wires, they make a dramati] piece of jewelry. “I worked at the Cockle Shell for few years, and several times eacl summer someone would come in u ul three-inch specimens,” .she said. Two publications to hel[) the fo.ssi| collector, both by Jerard Case. ;ui “.A Pictorial Guide to Fossils,” and “Fossil Sharks—A Pietfin;i View.” $5. Craft items utilizing the iiianjl shells found on Holden Beach ari wreaths, floral arangements a in. many kinds of jewelry. Athey said she gives craft classe.'^ for Holden Beach campers ami find- plenty of materials right there on tht strand. She belongs to a shell club and ;t shell study group on the island. Bar rett is also a member of the latter,! and said she has learned a lot froiuj discussion and reading about beach} treasures. Novices should be reminded of tliel best times and places to do theirj “shelling.” Athey said low tide, new! or full moon, and after a storm are! the most favorable times for good] finds. “And off-sea.son, of cour.se.” she added. I’he east end of Holden Beach is I prime territory, but she noted with regret, “I saw lots of people taking a lot of sand dollars. Soon there won’t | be any.” Those interested in visiting or join-1 ing the shell organizations can call] Athey, 842-3144, or Barrett, 842-9522. for further information. 842-6483 COASTAL GUNS ft PQLlOE SUPPLY “WHERE THE HUNT BEGINS" ^mittgton § % EXTENDED HOURS MON-FRI 9-6 SATURDAY 8-1 Marlin ^ SAPAniLAlMD 754-5135 COMMERCE ST. (BEHIND JOE'S B-B-Q) SHALLOTTE
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