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.
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Photographer and local history enthusiast Louis Van Camp, author of Washington, North Carolina, again provides a lively narrative to guide readers along the waterways of Beaufort County and into the remarkable past of the steadfast families of Eastern North Carolina.
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Ann Maria Kewell was the wife of John Gallagher of Washington. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Main Street, North Carolina, Louis Van Camp, Oden's Store, Beaufort County, Pamlico River, Historic Bath, Pine Town, Samuel Richardson, Surry Parker, Courtesy of Sadie Fowle, Bonner House, Courtesy of Ann, Courtesy of Jean Bowen, Hunter's Bridge, Pungo River, Reading Blount, Trinity Church, Water Street, Courtesy of Marjorie Sumrell, Courtesy of Yvonne Selby, John Gray Blount, Courtesy of Hooker Dough, Joseph Bonner, Bonner Point New!
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Ann Maria Kewell was the wife of John Gallagher of Washington. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Main Street, North Carolina, Louis Van Camp, Oden's Store, Beaufort County, Pamlico River, Historic Bath, Pine Town, Samuel Richardson, Surry Parker, Courtesy of Sadie Fowle, Bonner House, Courtesy of Ann, Courtesy of Jean Bowen, Hunter's Bridge, Pungo River, Reading Blount, Trinity Church, Water Street, Courtesy of Marjorie Sumrell, Courtesy of Yvonne Selby, John Gray Blount, Courtesy of Hooker Dough, Joseph Bonner, Bonner Point New!
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- Main Street (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis on page 10, and page 84
- Joan Crawford,: A Biography by Bob Thomas on page 69
- Washington North Carolina (Images of America) by Louis Van Camp on page 87
- North Carolina Disasters & Catastrophes! (Carole Marsh North Carolina Books) by Carole Marsh in Front Matter
- People at the Center of - The American Revolution by Gail B. Stewart on page 99
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