Record #:

13435

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Dr. William Sharpe donated a new Negro State Park in Onslow County, the first coastal park for colored people. Dr. Sharpe was encouraged to donate the property to the Negro Teachers' Association by his companion John Hurst, an Onslow County resident. The Teacher's Association used part of Sharpe's land as an organized camp, and plan to turn the adjoining Bear Island, accessible only by water currently, into an area with bathhouses, picnic areas, and camp sites.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 4, July 1958, p13, il

Subject(s):

Negro State Park--Onslow County--History