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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Museums in Onslow County, North Carolina, People from Onslow County, North Carolina, Populated places in Onslow County, North Carolina, Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, Piney Green, North Carolina, North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, Swansboro, North Carolina, Richlands, North Carolina, Pumpkin Center, North Carolina, Holly Ridge, North Carolina, Half Moon, North Carolina, Surf City, North Carolina, Camp Lejeune water contamination, North Carolina Highway 24, Mario Williams, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Richlands High School, Hammocks Beach State Park, U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina, Edward Bishop Dudley, National Register of Historic Places listings in Onslow County, North Carolina, U.S. Route 258, Marine Corps Air Station New River, Marine Corps Outlying Field Camp Davis, Topsail Island, Stephen Bowen, Albert J. Ellis Airport, David A. Smith, Corinne Bohrer, Bank of Onslow and Jacksonville Masonic Temple, Pelletier House, Jacksonville, North Carolina metropolitan area, Steve Boone, Rufus Ferrand Pelletier, North Carolina Highway 172, Museum of the Marine, Tideland News, Yopps Meeting House, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, Onslow Beach, Stone Bay, Hubert, North Carolina, Montclair, Onslow County, North Carolina, White Oak Pocosin, Petersburg, Onslow County, North Carolina. Excerpt: The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1957 to 1987. During that time, United States Marine Corps (USMC) servicemembers and their families living at the base apparently bathed in and ingested tap water that was contaminated with harmful chemicals. An undetermined number of former base residents later developed cancer or other ailments, which many blame on the contaminated drinking water. Victims claim that USMC leaders concealed knowledge of the problem and did not act properly in tryi...