]> Eastern North Carolina Digital History Exhibit Bath Tricentennial 1958-08-12Report by John H. Bonner on the Palmer-Marsh House 1958-08-13John H. Bonner to Edmund Harding 1958-08-15John H. Bonner to Edmund Harding 1960-00-00Herbert Paschal talk on Bath history 1960-07-30Edmund Harding to Bath Commission 1961-01-31Edmund Harding to Mrs. Inglis Fletcher 1961-02-01Edmund Harding to Mrs. Inglis Fletcher 1961-02-10Rachel Tankard to Mrs. Inglis Fletcher 1963-07-14Mrs. Donald Carrow to Mrs. Inglis Fletcher 1980-00-01Blackbeard: Knight of the Black Flag program The 250th anniversary celebrations provided the momentum needed to push forward with the restoration of Bath’s historic properties. The Beaufort County Historical Society, under the leadership of Edmund H. Harding, who had been the main organizer of events for the 250th celebrations, raised enough money to buy the Palmer-Marsh house in 1958 and, in 1960, the Bonner house. The group not only restored the houses, but worked with various people, such as the historical novelist Inglis Fletcher, to furnish the houses with period pieces. Both houses were opened to the public in 1962. Bath’s interest in and use of its historic and legendary past continued in 1977 when the outdoor drama Blackbeard: Knight of the Black Flag opened, running until 1986. As Bath celebrates its 300th year, Blackbeard: Knight of the Black Flag is scheduled to be produced again during the summer of 2005.