Record #:

36632

Author(s):

Evans, Renee A.

Abstract:

The author gives the history of Dr. William Sharpe, a neurosurgeon from New York, who bought the Hammocks and Bear Island, near Swansboro, NC. To save it from development, he eventually turned it over to the NC Teachers Association in 1950 and it became Hammocks Beach State Park in 1961

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. Vol. 53 Issue No. 2, , p39-41, il, por

Subject(s):

Hammocks Beach State Park--History; Sharpe, William, Dr.; Bear Island--History

Record #:

3807

Author(s):

Ellis, Marshall

Abstract:

A chance visit to Bear Island in 1914 by William Sharpe, who became the island's fourth owner since 1713, would eventually lead to the creation of Hammocks Beach State Park in 1961. The park, consisting of the island and two mainland acres, is one of the state's last unspoiled barrier islands.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 3, Aug 1998, p56-59, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bear Island--History; Hammocks Beach State Park; Sharpe, William (Bill) Pleasants, 1903-1970; Parks--Onslow County

Record #:

40411

Author(s):

Simpson, Bland

Abstract:

The author illustrates the impact that North Carolina islands such as Pea, Portsmouth, Bear, and Bird have made in the lives and folkways of locals and tourists of this state.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 87 Issue 1, June 2019, p52-57 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Outer Banks--Islands ; Bodie Island--Islands--North Carolina ; Pea Island; Hatteras Island; Ocracoke Island--History; Portsmouth Island--Description and travel; Core Banks; Bogue Banks--History; Bear Island--History; Bald Head Island; Oak Island; Ocean Isle Beach--History; Bird Island (Brunswick County); Ferries--North Carolina ; Topsail Inlet--History; Roanoke Island; Lockwood's Folly (Brunswick County); Holden Beach (Brunswick County)