· Some of the most popular vacation places in town were The Atlantic Hotel, The Ocean House and The Sea Breeze. The Davis House and The Manson House, still standing on Front St. were also popular boarding houses for vacationing in the late 1800’s.
· Beaufort was a very popular “summering” place for many early wealthy Americans.
· Visitors had to take the train to Morehead City, then board boats to be ferried over to the Beaufort waterfront. Sharpies – square rigged sailboat that was a very popular design during that period in Beaufort and Morehead City.
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- About Beaufort NC
- What's so unique about Beaufort, NC?
- Exploration of the Core Sound area
- Architecture of Beaufort
- Early Days of Beaufort
- The Pirate attack of 1747
- The Revolutionary War in Beaufort
- The War of 1812 in Beaufort
- Otway Burns
- Vacationing in Beaufort
- The Atlantic Hotel
- Railroad Issues
- Carteret Academy
- Carrot Island - Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
- Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks
- Marine Research Lab
- Ft. Macon
- The Cape Lookout Light Station
- The Hammock House
- The Old Burying Ground
- Industry of Beaufort, NC
- The Civil War in Beaufort
- Diamond City - East end of Shackleford Banks
- Blackbeard the Pirate
- The Wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge
- Beaufort, NC
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