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    Beaufort County, North Carolina
    Beaufort County, North Carolina
    Beaufort County, North Carolina
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    Beaufort County, North Carolina

    By Louis Van Camp

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    Named by the English in honor of Lord Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort, Beaufort County enjoys its greatest natural resource in the picturesque Pamlico River and the numerous creeks that drain into it. The waterways of the county have for some three centuries served as a catalyst for economic opportunity as well as a setting for recreational activities. An engaging pictorial retrospective, Beaufort County, North Carolina will introduce readers to several generations of families who settled along the banks of the Pamlico and inland. Vintage photographs reveal these Beaufort County families proudly pictured in their homes, their schools, their businesses, and their places of worship. Family stories, passed down as treasured heirlooms over the years, shed light upon a way of life that has almost vanished in modern America. Natives will recall the splendor of Beaufort County as an early-twentieth-century tourist destination, when the Duke University Blue Devils Band entertained guests at the dance pavilion of the grand old Bay View Hotel. Numerous images depict sites of the early American Indian villages that thrived before the European settlement of the region, the debris and devastation left after the Hurricane of 1913, the commercial fishing fleets that plied the local waters to offer nourishment and economic gain for local families, and the festivals, fairs, and parades enjoyed by Beaufort County residents of all ages. The towns that make up the county and their unique traits are explored and celebrated, while the role of each in the greater development of the county is encapsulated in a story told through charming historic photographs and postcards.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateNov 27, 2000
    ISBN9781439610886
    Beaufort County, North Carolina
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    Louis Van Camp

    Local writer and photographer Louis Van Camp has compiled an enchanting visual history, in both word and image, that celebrates the beauty and traditions of this charming city. Washington, North Carolina will surely be a treasure to all readers familiar with this historic city and will provide future generations a rare glimpse into the past of their ancestors.

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      Beaufort County, North Carolina - Louis Van Camp

      This map of Beaufort County was prepared by the NC Department of Transportation, Survey Unit, and drawn by Ryan Beacham.

      On the cover: This scene is thought to depict crab or net fishing boats at the Belhaven Town Dock in the 1920s. The white house in the background was the Keaton home, and to the right was the Jordon home. (Courtesy of W. Mayo.)

      Beaufort County, North Carolina

      North Carolina

      Louis Van Camp

      Copyright © 2000 by Louis Van Camp ISBN 978-0-7385-0661-6

      Published by Arcadia Publishing

      Charleston SC, Chicago, Portsmouth NH, San Francisco

      Printed in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-108141

      For all general information contact Arcadia Publishing at: Telephone 843-853-2070

      Fax 843-853-0044

      E-Mail sales@arcadiapublishing.com

      For customer service and orders: Toll-Free 1-888-313-2665

      Visit us on the Internet at www.arcadiapublishing.com

      9781439610886

      This book is dedicated to all the wonderful people of Beaufort County who strive to preserve the past while building for the future.

      Author Louis Van Camp and his wife, Vera, of Washington, North Carolina are seen enjoying some water time on Blount’s Creek while visiting their good friends Dave and Mary George Hocevar at their Bay Harbor, Chocowinity home. (Photo by Mary George Hocevar.)

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      One - BATH: 1701-1970

      Two - BAYVIEW, HUNTER’S BRIDGE, AND RANSOMVILLE

      Three - BELHAVEN AND PANTEGO

      Four - CHOCOWINITY TOWNSHIP

      Five - AURORA AND SPRING CREEK

      Six - WASHINGTON REVISITED

      Seven - PINETOVUN, YEATESVILLE, TERRA CEIA

      INDEX

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      A documentary about the people of a nation, a state, or a county can only be as interesting as the area and the people themselves. The story works only if the people of that area contribute their family pictures and stories, and this book matured because so many Beaufort County residents were willing to do just that. To this end I have chosen to acknowledge your contributions by including a credit line for each picture you have supplied. To all of you I say thank you. I hope you enjoy the way I have chosen to present your family genealogy and the way I have interpreted your stories. I found your stories very interesting, and my only regret is that I had to condense many of them to fit the layout. Thank you one and all for contributing to this pictorial history of Beaufort County.

      An engraving depicts Lord Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, the Palatine of Carolina in 1712, in whose honor Beaufort County was named. (Courtesy of NC State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.)

      INTRODUCTION

      This book is a pictorial documentation of several Beaufort County towns and many of its families, dating from the 1700s and 1800s to the year 2000. Genealogy was supplied by each family represented and is believed to be reliable.

      COLONIAL BEAUFORT COUNTY

      The first historical reference to the area now called Beaufort County was made in 1584 by Capt. Arthur Barlowe, who raved about the abundance of waterfowl along the river, while traveling with Sir Walter Raleigh’s first Virginia expedition. In 1696, the great county of Bath was formed and named in honor of John Granville, Earl of Bath and Palatine of Carolina. The English called this region Beaufort Precinct in honor of Lord Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort (pictured on page six). Beaufort Precinct became Beaufort County in 1729 and, by 1792, had a population of 5,452 white settlers and 1,622 black slaves.

      TWENTIETH-CENTURY BEAUFORT COUNTY

      Of North Carolina’s 100 counties, Beaufort County is the eighth largest, with one-seventh of its area lying beneath surface water. Many consider the Pamlico River and the numerous creeks that drain into it Beaufort County’s most important asset. These waterways not only supply the county’s basic living requirements, they also provide a wealth of beauty and enjoyment. The Pamlico River also provided wonderful economic opportunities for commercial fishing, shipping and ship building, lumber mills, and mercantile trade in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Lumber industry expert Louis G. May said, The lumber manufacturing business was by far Beaufort County’s largest industry during the 1890s through the 1950s.

      Beaufort County was endowed with hundreds of square miles of virgin timberlands and excellent ports from which lumber and farm products could be shipped. The sale of cut lumber and the production of timber products, such as turpentine and resin, created a substantial source of income for merchants and farmers. Prior to 1900, such products had to be hauled by water. At first great sailing ships were built in Washington and Bath to transport these products. Then in the late 1800s steamships and the railroad created stiff competition for the sailing ships. Unlike sailing ships, the latter ran on schedule in foul or fair weather at lower rates, which contributed to an increase in demand for fresh produce and lumber byproducts. However, during the Great Depression of the 1930s many area lumber mills were forced to close because the demand for pine wood declined in the Northern markets.

      By the mid-1950s, the lumber industry had consolidated, which left only a few mills operational. Cotton, soybeans, and corn became ever more important. Tobacco was king and yielded higher profits than any other crop. In the Terra Ceia region, farmers raised large herds of steers, oxen, and hogs. In more modern times, the growth and sale of bulbs,

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