Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for part of July and all of August, 2014.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 5:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A 10-year partnership between the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Laboratory at East Carolina University and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources was cause for celebration April 30 in Greenville.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Serving on the vestry of Saint Thomas Parish in Bath with the (supposedly hanged) pirate, Edward Salter is Blackbeard's widow's second husband, John Barrow.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Blackbeard, if not a native son of the Bath area, was an adopted son with blood relatives living in the area. He had the trust of the local families. He organized a core of about 20 men from the Bath area. The majority of these men were connected by blood.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:58 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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Settlement of he Pamlico area of eastern North Carolina was first attempted by the English when the Lost Colony was established on Roanoke Island in 1585.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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East Carolina University will mark Founders Day/University Awards Day on April 30, recognizing the establishment of the institution 107 years ago by the N.C. General Assembly.
Published: Friday, May 2nd, 2014 @ 11:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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The February issue of Smithsonian has a most interesting story for me: "The Last Days of Blackbeard" by Colin Woodard gives a brief overview of things discovered in about the last 10-20 years of contemporary research.
Published: Sunday, March 16th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Roxanne Gabriel "Sissy" Swanner, age 21, a resident of 129 Clifton Meadows, Washington went to be with the Lord Monday May 6, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Wake County.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 9:45 am
By: Announcements
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Roxanne Gabriel "Sissy" Swanner, age 21, a resident of 129 Clifton Meadows, Washington went to be with the Lord Monday May 6, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Wake County.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 5:04 pm
By: Announcements
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If you've spent any time learning about pirates, you've likely heard of Blackbeard. Author Kevin Duffus says what you think you know about Blackbeard might be very different...
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 @ 5:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On December 28, 1700, Lawson -- with a party of five Englishmen and various Indian guides picked up along the way -- set out on a brave journey through the wastes of Carolina.
Published: Sunday, April 14th, 2013 @ 8:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the early 1700s, the Pirate Blackbeard terrorized the seas off the coast of North Carolina and became a notorious villain. His vessel, The Queen Anne's Revenge, was as equally infamous.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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His administration is known for bringing more control to the colony. Sixty-one laws were passed, including provisions punishing libel against public officials and participants in riots.
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2012 @ 9:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sparsely populated but frequently visited, Hyde County might be North Carolina's least known yet most historically important county.
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2012 @ 8:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Outer Banks are a series of barrier islands that stretch nearly 200 miles along the North Carolina coast.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 10:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first settlers were French Protestants from Virginia. Among early inhabitants were John Lawson, surveyor general of the colony and author of the first history of Carolina (1709), and Christopher Gale, first chief justice of the colony.
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2012 @ 9:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Terry Lee Deal, age 62, a resident of 221 Pamlico Drive, Pamlico Village, died Monday, November 5, 2012, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 @ 12:23 pm
By: Announcements
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"This is an excellent team of Ambassadors. They come from all walks of life and experiences and they represent a variety of programs at BCCC," said BCCC Foundation Director Judy Jennette.
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2012 @ 11:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"If you would understand anything," wrote Aristotle, "observe its beginning and its development." Without a solid grounding in the history of our state, North Carolinians cannot hope to chart the right course for the future.
Published: Friday, March 23rd, 2012 @ 10:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Ferraba Sutherland “Kelly” Clark, age 68, a resident of 115 Beech Lane, Washington, N.C., died Friday, July 15, 2011, at her home.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2011 @ 3:14 pm
By: Announcements
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PirateFest is a large outdoor celebration offering fun, food, and entertainment for all!
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 @ 9:46 am
By: Leslie Schneider
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Located on the Sampit River, which flows into the Winyah Bay, is the colonial county seat of Georgetown County - Georgetown, South Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2011 @ 10:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A young web developer with Beaufort County roots might just be on the brink of making it big, very big, in the world of internet entrepreneurship.
Published: Monday, September 6th, 2010 @ 3:12 pm
By: BCN
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, April 5, 2010.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 @ 9:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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