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Settlement
near the Pamlico River led to the creation of Bath, North
Carolina's first town, in 1705. The town seemed to have a
perfect location with easy access to the river and to the
Atlantic Ocean.
By 1708, Bath consisted of about 50 people. The trade of
furs and tobacco were important and made Bath the first port
of entry into North Carolina. A library sent to St. Thomas
Parish in 1701 became the first public library in the
colony.
Bath was also the haunt of Edward Teach, better known as
Blackbeard. He is said to have married a local girl and
briefly settled in the little harbor town about 1716. There
have always been legends that Blackbeard struck bargains in
Bath with Royal Governor Charles Eden. Blackbeard and his
hidden treasures remain a mystery today. |
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