Beaufort County N C
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IN 1874, WHEN THE "EDUCATION ASSOCIATION"
WAS FORMED IN PANTEGO, A GENTLEMAN BY THE
NAME OF GEORGE D. OLD WAS THE FIRST
PRESIDENT. HE WAS A LUMBERMAN WHO CAME TO
NC FROM VIRGINIA. THIS BUILDING WAS USED AS
HIS OFFICE. IT WAS REMOVED FROM IT'S ORIGINAL
LOCATION TO THE PRESENT SITE IN PANTEGO. IT
SITS ON THE LAND BELONGING TO THE HEIRS OF
DAN M. PAUL. THEY ARE CONSIDERING ALLOWING
US TO MOVE IT TO THE SITE OF THE ACADEMY,
BECOMING THE SECOND BUILDING ON THE MUSEUM
COMPLEX.
WAS FORMED IN PANTEGO, A GENTLEMAN BY THE
NAME OF GEORGE D. OLD WAS THE FIRST
PRESIDENT. HE WAS A LUMBERMAN WHO CAME TO
NC FROM VIRGINIA. THIS BUILDING WAS USED AS
HIS OFFICE. IT WAS REMOVED FROM IT'S ORIGINAL
LOCATION TO THE PRESENT SITE IN PANTEGO. IT
SITS ON THE LAND BELONGING TO THE HEIRS OF
DAN M. PAUL. THEY ARE CONSIDERING ALLOWING
US TO MOVE IT TO THE SITE OF THE ACADEMY,
BECOMING THE SECOND BUILDING ON THE MUSEUM
COMPLEX.
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Originally there were TWO OF THESE BUILDINGS IN
PANTEGO NC. ONE SERVED AS THE TOWN HALL
AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE JAIL. THE TOWN
HALL IS GONE BUT THE OLD JAIL REMAINS. IT SITS
IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION BESIDE THE
BRIDGE IN PANTEGO.
WHEN YOU EXAMINE THE HINGE, YOU SEE IT WAS
MADE BY A BLACKSMITH. THE SILL IS VERY BIG AND
CUT FROM ONE LOG. WE DO NOT YET KNOW THE
DATE IT WAS BUILT BUT AT PRESENT WE BELIEVE
IT TO PREDATE THE ACADEMY BY A GOOD BIT.
RESEARCH CONTINUES. IT IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS
ANY THING IN WILLIAMSBURG!!!
AND WHEN YOU WENT TO JAIL, YOU DID NOT KNOW
MUCH OF WHAT WENT ON OUTSIDE. THERE ARE
LITTLE VENTS AT THE TOP OF THE WALL ON BOTH
SIDES BUT NO WINDOWS.
PANTEGO NC. ONE SERVED AS THE TOWN HALL
AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE JAIL. THE TOWN
HALL IS GONE BUT THE OLD JAIL REMAINS. IT SITS
IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION BESIDE THE
BRIDGE IN PANTEGO.
WHEN YOU EXAMINE THE HINGE, YOU SEE IT WAS
MADE BY A BLACKSMITH. THE SILL IS VERY BIG AND
CUT FROM ONE LOG. WE DO NOT YET KNOW THE
DATE IT WAS BUILT BUT AT PRESENT WE BELIEVE
IT TO PREDATE THE ACADEMY BY A GOOD BIT.
RESEARCH CONTINUES. IT IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS
ANY THING IN WILLIAMSBURG!!!
AND WHEN YOU WENT TO JAIL, YOU DID NOT KNOW
MUCH OF WHAT WENT ON OUTSIDE. THERE ARE
LITTLE VENTS AT THE TOP OF THE WALL ON BOTH
SIDES BUT NO WINDOWS.
THIS HOUSE SITS TODAY IN PANTEGO JUST AS IT
DID WHEN IT WAS BUILT 1823/25. IT IS THE
HOUSE OF THOMAS JORDAN LATHAM WHO WAS
A PREACHER. HE WAS HOST TO Thomas
CAMPBELL WHEN MR. CAMPBELL VISITED
PANTEGO. IT IS BELIEVE THAT MR. CAMPBELL
SLEPT IN THE FRONT BEDROOM ON THE NIGHTS
HE STAYED WITH MR. LATHAM. MR. CAMPBELL
WAS ABLE TO PERSUADE SEVERAL OF THE
VILLAGE TO START THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
TODAY THE HOUSE EMPTY.
IT LATER BECAME THE TOPPING HOUSE.
RESEARCH CONTINUES
DID WHEN IT WAS BUILT 1823/25. IT IS THE
HOUSE OF THOMAS JORDAN LATHAM WHO WAS
A PREACHER. HE WAS HOST TO Thomas
CAMPBELL WHEN MR. CAMPBELL VISITED
PANTEGO. IT IS BELIEVE THAT MR. CAMPBELL
SLEPT IN THE FRONT BEDROOM ON THE NIGHTS
HE STAYED WITH MR. LATHAM. MR. CAMPBELL
WAS ABLE TO PERSUADE SEVERAL OF THE
VILLAGE TO START THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
TODAY THE HOUSE EMPTY.
IT LATER BECAME THE TOPPING HOUSE.
RESEARCH CONTINUES
IT IS TO LATE TO SAVE THIS WINSTEADVILLE SCHOOL
HOUSE. BUT WE DID SAVE THE WINDOW FRAMES AND ONE
ROOM OF FLOORING. THEY WILL BE USED IN THE
PRESERVING OF THE ACADEMY MUSEUM. THIS SCHOOL
HOUSE was DEMOLISHED in December of 2006.
HOUSE. BUT WE DID SAVE THE WINDOW FRAMES AND ONE
ROOM OF FLOORING. THEY WILL BE USED IN THE
PRESERVING OF THE ACADEMY MUSEUM. THIS SCHOOL
HOUSE was DEMOLISHED in December of 2006.
This "stick and mud" chimney is on an
old homestead site on Long Ridge
road. It is made of sticks a little bit
bigger than a tobacco stick and is
coated with a clay mud, inside and out.
It is a fireplace. It is rare to find such a
treasure .
old homestead site on Long Ridge
road. It is made of sticks a little bit
bigger than a tobacco stick and is
coated with a clay mud, inside and out.
It is a fireplace. It is rare to find such a
treasure .
ON the edge of Broad Creek, in the
woods is the oldest known Respess
Graveyard. Here rest Richard
Respess, his wife and son. Their
graves are marked. He lived along
Broad Creek and had mills and farm
land there.
woods is the oldest known Respess
Graveyard. Here rest Richard
Respess, his wife and son. Their
graves are marked. He lived along
Broad Creek and had mills and farm
land there.
Top one is the father and lower one is
the son
the son
The shadows keep it from showing,
but looking along what appears here
as a path, is really numerous graves. If
they were ever marked it is now lost
but clearly, a row of graves show.
but looking along what appears here
as a path, is really numerous graves. If
they were ever marked it is now lost
but clearly, a row of graves show.
PLACES AND THINGS
PAST AND PRESENT
PAST AND PRESENT
and compare it to our jail. See
the similarity? This one is in
Williamsburg! Ours is prettier
and ours is the real thing!
the similarity? This one is in
Williamsburg! Ours is prettier
and ours is the real thing!
SMOKE HOUSE FROM THE JOHN BUNYON RESPESS HOMESTEAD IN PANTEGO
NC. THE RESPESS HOME WAS BUILT C. 1850. IT WAS DEMOLISHED ABOUT
1990. SOME THINGS WERE SALVAGED FROM THE HOME .
THE SMOKE HOUSE ORIGINALLY SAT BEHIND THE HOUSE.. It WAS REMOVED TO
THE RIVER SHORE WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. IT IS A WONDERFUL
EXAMPLE OF EARLY BEAUFORT COUNTY ARCHITECTURE. CYPRESS
SHINGLES AND THE POINTED ROOF. NOTICE THE "S"SHAPED VENTS AT THE
TOP.( IN LATER YEARS THIS HOME BECAME KNOWN AS THE NAOMI O'NEAL
HOUSE).
NC. THE RESPESS HOME WAS BUILT C. 1850. IT WAS DEMOLISHED ABOUT
1990. SOME THINGS WERE SALVAGED FROM THE HOME .
THE SMOKE HOUSE ORIGINALLY SAT BEHIND THE HOUSE.. It WAS REMOVED TO
THE RIVER SHORE WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. IT IS A WONDERFUL
EXAMPLE OF EARLY BEAUFORT COUNTY ARCHITECTURE. CYPRESS
SHINGLES AND THE POINTED ROOF. NOTICE THE "S"SHAPED VENTS AT THE
TOP.( IN LATER YEARS THIS HOME BECAME KNOWN AS THE NAOMI O'NEAL
HOUSE).
The top picture shows David Sayer, a
resident of the town of Bath NC,
examining a stick and mud chimney. At
the top you will see what remains of a
roof that originally was over the top of
the chimney to protect it from the
elements.
resident of the town of Bath NC,
examining a stick and mud chimney. At
the top you will see what remains of a
roof that originally was over the top of
the chimney to protect it from the
elements.
We have just had some very useful
information given to us from the present
owners of this historic building. It is not a
smoke house. It originally sat over a flow
well and would have been used to keep
the milk and other food stuff cool. We
are so grateful to the owners for this
update.
information given to us from the present
owners of this historic building. It is not a
smoke house. It originally sat over a flow
well and would have been used to keep
the milk and other food stuff cool. We
are so grateful to the owners for this
update.
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