Jim and Judy Morton (children of photographer), standing by the ocean at Wrightsville Beach, with the Mercer Fishing Pier in the background, under construction. Wrightsville Beach, NC. Caption provided by photographer: "My kids Jimmy and Judy with the reconstructed Jonny Mercer Fishing Pier on the North end of Wrightsville Beach shown in the background. Work on rebuilding this pier was delayed for some weeks because of protests of Wr. Bch. residents who did not like a pier with big timbers that could ram their houses should there be another storm, but the Army Engineeers finally granted construction permits to Mercer."