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Record #:
2593
Author(s):
Redford, Dorothy Spruill
Abstract:
Begun in 1785 with 167 skilled and unskilled slaves, Somerset Place in Washington County was a prosperous plantation by 1790. Slaves' descendants continued the work until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
Source:
Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Fall 1995, p3-7, il
Subject(s):
Historic sites--Washington County; Plantations--Washington County; Slavery--Washington County; Somerset Place (Creswell)--History
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Record #:
37172
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Source:
Tyrrell Branches (F 262 T9 T98), Vol. 11 Issue No. 2, , p1-6
Subject(s):
Tyrrell County--Civil War; Somerset Place (Creswell)--History
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Record #:
38059
Author(s):
Eubanks, Georgann
Abstract:
With the same ability as places like Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath, to connect past and present is Wildacres. Started as a writers and artists’ summer resort by author Thomas Dixon, it started to come full circle, purpose wise, through its purchase during the Depression by Charlotte’s Blumenthal family. Initially a religious retreat site, Wildacres serves as a haven for musicians, who offer free concerts open to the local community.
Source:
Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014, p157
Subject(s):
Wildacres; Dixon, Thomas F. Jr. 1864-1946; The Clansman (novel); Blumenthal, I.D., 1894-1978; Retreats--Charlotte; Resorts; Somerset Place (Creswell)--History; St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Bath); Averasboro, Battle of, N.C., 1865; Pompey's Knob; Blumenthal, Herman, 1915-2001; Shelby
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Record #:
38900
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Josiah Collins, Sr., a native of England, came to America in 1773 and settled in Halifax Co., NC in 1777. He later moved to Edenton, NC where he was a leading merchant, Judge of the Admiralty Court, and a member of the Council of State. Collins was a land speculator, developed the land around Lake Phelps, producing rice, wheat and lumber. He owned the large plantation, ‘Somerset,’ had nearly 100 slaves, owned over 25,650 acres in Tennessee, and helped to restore old St. Paul’s Church in Edenton.
Source:
Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 24 Issue No. 2, April 2015, p55-56
Subject(s):
Collins, Josiah, 1735-1819; Somerset Place (Creswell)--History
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Record #:
39399
Author(s):
Spruill, Debbie
Abstract:
The authors gives a detailed history of the gardens of Somerset Plantation, their decline and eventual restoration.
Source:
North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 9 Issue No. 3, June-July 2017, p69-74, il
Subject(s):
Somerset Place (Creswell)--History
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Record #:
40696
Author(s):
Gannon, Renee
Abstract:
Pettigrew State Park offers steps into Northeastern North Carolina’s scenic beauty. Somerset Place, situated within Pettigrew, offer a step back into North Carolina life, pre-Civil War. Such sites help to make the state, from mountains to coast, a popular tourist destination.
Source:
Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 50 Issue 4, Apr 2018, p46
Subject(s):
Pettigrew State Park; State parks--North Carolina; Somerset Place (Creswell); Somerset Place (Creswell)--History; Plantations--North Carolina; Antebellum period--North Carolina ; Lake Phelps; Great Eastern Dismal--see also Great Alligator Dismal; Old growth forests--North Carolina--Lake Phelps; Dug-out canoes--Lake Phelps--Native Americans; Somerset Place--slaves--Sucky Davis family ; Somerset Homecoming--Somerset Place--slaves descendants; Historic homes--interpretive tours
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