  atlantic beach is a town in carteret county, north carolina, united states. it is one of the five communities located on bogue banks. the population was 1,495 at the 2010 census. ==history== the idea of atlantic beach was first envisioned in the 1870s by appleton oaksmith. however, construction did not begin until 1887. in 1928, a bridge was built, connecting atlantic beach to morehead city.{{cite web|url=http://www.carteretcountync.gov/297/history-of-bogue-banks| title=history of bogue banks| website=carteret county, nor
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