Topics Related to Carteret County

Union forces led by General John G. Parke landed here, March 29, 1862, during the Fort Macon campaign.

Florentine sailing under French flag. His voyage along the coast in 1524 marked the first recorded European contact with North Carolina.

Union artillery was placed in this area during the siege of Fort Macon, March 23-April 26, 1862.

Command post for Union defense system from New Bern to Morehead City, 1862-1865. Was 1/3 mi. E.

A prominent resort hotel opened June 21, 1880, and visited by citizens from N.Y. to Ga. Burned April 15, 1933. Stood here.

Erected in 1778 by Le Chevalier de Cambray & Capt. de Cottineau to protect Cape Lookout Bay. Dismantled, 1780. Site four miles south.

The largest Confederate salt works in Carteret County was 50 yards S. It was burned by Union forces in April, 1862.

Organized at Teachers’ Assembly Hall, nearby, July 24, 1897. Thomas Battle, first president.

Deeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor. Capt. Otway Burns of the War of 1812, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers are buried here.

Headquarters and annual meeting-place, 1888-1900; razed 1934. The building stood here.