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22903
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In November 1760, John Simpson presented a bill to form another county from the upper region of Beaufort County to the legislature. It passed January 1, 1761, forming Pitt County. Colonel John Hardee's homed served as Pitt County's first courthouse and records office in 1761 to 1774, and also served as the local parish house for the Church of England. After the construction of a permanent courthouse, Hardee's land and historic house changed owners several times. In 1924, James E. W. Cook encouraged the county to restore the first historic courthouse; later destroyed in 1926. In 1930, a marker, erected on Highway 33 East across from the entrance to the Brook Valley Country Club, commemorates the site of the courthouse.
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22947
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The first courthouse (picture available) was a house built by 1761. The site is located on Highway 33 East, in adjacent to the entrance of the Brook Valley subdivision. The second courthouse, built by 1775, was on the corner of Evans and Third streets. The third was completed in 1834 on Evans Street. A man named Croom who was trying to destroy a will inside it burned it in 1858. The fourth courthouse took a long time to complete. It was not finished until 1877. It was destroyed by fire on February 24, 1910. The fifth courthouse (picture available) is currently located downtown. Its 1,300-pound cornerstone was laid on January 26, 1911.
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22964
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Kammerer presents two unusual stories from the Courthouse. In March 1884, a black man named John Handy owed $26.00 in debt and offered himself for lease on the Court house steps for cash or credit to pay his debts. The other story from March 1883, concerns the theft of meat. The trail of dragged meat lead to finding it buried. A trap was set up to catch the thief if he returned for the meat. The next day, a dog was found in the trap and the man had the dog arrested for allegedly stealing the meat. The Court found the dog innocent. Even though he was found in the trap doesn’t mean he stole the meat.
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39867
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