Monkey Junction
"At the southern end of College Road (N.C. Highway 132) where it joins with Carolina Beach Road (U.S. Highway 421), you'll find an area that, in recent years, has experienced enormous growth both commercially and residentially. Officially it's called Myrtle Grove, but for years locals have called the area Monkey Junction. The name Monkey Junction harkens back to the 1920s when the bus to Carolina Beach stopped at this intersection. An enterprising gas station owner, so the story goes, featured live monkeys as an attraction to draw customers from the bus. When the driver stopped, he announced, "Monkey Junction," and that's how it has been known ever since. "
