Welcome to Salvo…

Welcome to Salvo…. Outer Banks National Scenic Byway. Salvo was originally named Clarks or Clarksville. It borders Cape Hatteras National Seashore to the south. Salvo separated from the two villages to its north by a cow pen. Villagers were known for their productive island gardens and musicality displayed in its two churches., The village name originated during the Civil War. A Union ship sailed past the village in the ocean. The commander asked his navigation officer the name of the village but none was found. The commander ordered, “give it a salvo anyway”. A salvo is a simultaneous firing of cannon. The officer logged the word “salvo” on the chart with an arrow pointing toward the village. Four decades later, in 1901, the village established its first post office and used Salvo as its official name., Salvo’s first postmaster was a blind Methodist minister, Kenneth R. Pugh, aided by a sighted assistant, Maria Hooper. The post office was in a shed room on his first porch., Salvo’s distinctive, two-room, 96-square foot building was constructed around 1912. Lafayette Douglas, a fisherman and carpenter, built for his wife Marcia Douglas, Salvo’s second postmaster. Succeeding postmasters purchased the building and moved it to their respective properties. It is recognized by the U.S. Postal Service as the second smallest post office building in the nation. The building remained in continuous use as a post office until October 12, 1992., The building is now located at the Salvo Fire Station., An early Dare County Sheriff was elected from Salvo. Lorenzo D. “Ransey” Farrow served as Sheriff from 1917 to 1928., Postmasters of Salvo, North Carolina , 1874: William Wellington Hooper picked up the mail from the Rodanthe post office, which was established 1874. Mail arrived by boat once a week until the late 1930s. , 1901: Salvo Post Office established Jan. 26, Kenneth R. Pugh , 1919: Marcia Douglas. Husband built the Post Office Building. , 1946: Melvina G. Whidbee. At first, the Henry Midgett desk served as the post office in the Whidbee home. The building was acquired in 2953 for $500. , 1977-1992: Edward Augustus Hooper, Salvo’s last postmaster, acquired the building in 1979 for $500. , A Taste of Salvo... , Poor Man's Pudding, 4 cups plain flour , 1 tbs soda , 1 tos cinnamon , 1/2 cup melted Crisco , 3 cups water , 2 cups sugar , 1 tsp salt , 1 tbs nutmeg , 1 box raisins , 1 cup water, Cook raisins in 3 cups water for 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup cold water, let cool. Sift together flour sugar, soda, salt cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the raisins. Mix well, then add the melted Crisco Grease a 9 x 12 -inch pan. Bake at 350" for one hour. , The recipe of Melvina Whidbee from her daughter Jeon Hooper. Published as Cooking with Salvo compiled by the Salvo Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary 1996, (sidebar) , Outer Banks National Scenic Byway , The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway traverses one of the nation’s great coastal landscapes. Tidal marshes, wind-swept dunes, lonesome beaches and beautiful sounds line the 138-mile route. Two national seashores are home to four lighthouses. Two national wildlife refuges highlight the region’s rich biological diversity. You are invited to experience the maritime heritage of 21 traditional villages and communities., (captions) , Going out to Salvo Market Creek, 1975 Michael Halminski , The Hattie Creef finished on land as part of a Salvo restaurant Michael Halminski, photographer , Postmaster Melvina G. Whidbee raises United States flag Michael Halminski, photographer , Clarks Bethel United Methodist Church, Salvo, members and children, 1940 B.A. Farrow Collection , Lorenzo D. Farrow and family B.A. Farrow Collection