Record #:

41010

Author(s):

Forrest, Lewis C., Jr.

Abstract:

The New Holland, Higginsport, and Mt. Vernon made local history as the only railroad to serve Hyde County. Its historical records are being kept by a nonprofit associated with the nearby lake whose filling in led to the railroad’s closure.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019, p58-60 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Railroads--North Carolina, eastern; New Holland Farms--Hyde County; Lake Mattamuskeet--History; North Carolina Farms Company; New Holland, Higginsport, and Mt. Vernon Railroad; Norfolk Southern Railroad Company; New Holland Corporation--August Heckscher; Mattamuskeet Foundation--Mattamuskeet Drainage District--history

Record #:

38115

Author(s):

Forrest, Lewis C., Jr.

Abstract:

A renowned Eastern North Carolina artist extended his passion for coastal living and people beyond the canvas. Frank Stick can be credited for starting Southern Shores and an architectural style that is part of the town’s identity. Stick's Flat Top cottages, with features such as concrete block walls and solid shutters, could withstand certain weather conditions and extended unoccupancy. His efforts to maintain the lives within those walls extended to overseeing financing and assisting with keeping cottages during owners’ challenging financial times. Today, the community extends its appreciation through preservation efforts such as historic landmark designation and the Outer Banks Community Foundation.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 4, August/September 2018, p12-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flat Top Cottages--Eastern North Carolina ; Stick, Frank, 1884-1966; Southern Shores; Outer Banks Community Foundation; Kitty Hawk; Artists--Outer Banks; Flat Top cottages--Southern Shores

Record #:

38125

Author(s):

Forrest, Lewis C., Jr.

Abstract:

Since the late 19th century, this lake has provided hunting grounds for game birds such as geese, ducks, and swans. It has also provided opportunities for hunting guides, the well-known including John Harold Swindell and Percy Carawan. The hunting continues, albeit without guides, and game birds are in abundance, protected by the Wildlife Commission regulations.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 5, October/November 2018, p12-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Mattamuskeet--History; Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge--History; Decoy carvers; Decoy carvers--Hyde County; Hunting guides; Lake Mattamuskeet; Hyde County--History; Hunting; North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; Swindell, A.B.

Record #:

39413

Author(s):

Forrest, Lewis C., Jr.

Abstract:

From 1933-1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked at Camp Reddington on Bell Island on the Swanquarter Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Hyde County. In 1934, the US government bought Lake Mattamuskeet from the New Holland Corporation and the Civilian Conservation Corps set about converting farm land to a migratory bird refuge. They erected fences, built canals, dismantled houses and barns, put in roads, erected barracks, planted vegetation to feed the migratory birds. The Civilian Conservation Corps moved from Camp Reddington to the New Holland community at Lake Mattamuskeet. The Civilian Conservation Corps ended at the outbreak of WWII.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 5, October-November 2017, p12-15 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civilian Conservation Corps; Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge--History; Lake Mattamuskeet--History

Record #:

36793

Author(s):

Forrest, Lewis C., Jr.

Abstract:

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 10 Issue No. 1, , p4-20, il

Subject(s):

Hyde County--Mattamuskeet