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It was first known as New River Marine Base but later changed and named after Lt. General John Archer Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929. It is the East Coast training center of the US Marine Corps that has a complete amphibious training base and is the second largest of its kind in this country. It is also home of the South's largest Naval hospital and the base tour. Pick up a visitors pass and tour brochure at the main gate visitor's center just off Hwy. 24. Allow several hours to complete the 25-points of interest. (Includes Montford Point Museum, USO, and Beirut Memorial)

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Extended Stay America

98 rooms, 7 handicapped facilities, cable TV, phone, modem hookup, kitchenettes, room refrigerator, coffee maker, 3

Jacksonville, NC Businesses

Sea Gull Recreation Center

Facility includes an 18 hole miniature golf, driving range, and batting cages! Come out for some good old family fun!

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Things to do near Jacksonville, NC

Kinston Indians Baseball Club

Celebrate the national pastime at Historic Grainger Stadium as the Indians, a Class A franchise of the Cleveland Indians, tak...

Newbold-White House: a Colonial Quaker Homestead

From its location on the Perquimans River, the Newbold-White House tells the story of Abraham and Judith Sanders, a colonial ...

Ledonia Wright Cultural Center

The Ledonia Wright Cultural Center at ECU opened its doors in Fall 1995. The Center, named for the popular and respected pro...