Record #:

14341

Author(s):

Salisbury, F. C.

Abstract:

Two hundred years ago, a fleet of Spanish privateers entered the Beaufort harbor and seized and held the town for several weeks. So far as is known, Beaufort is the only North Carolina town over which the Spanish flag has flown.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 9, Aug 1947, p5

Subject(s):

Beaufort--History; Privateering