Beaufort in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Core Sound Meeting

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, July 26, 2025

1. Core Sound Meeting Marker

Inscription. Quaker center for more than 100 yrs. after 1733. Migration west was one cause of decline. Meeting house was 50 yards W.

Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number C-35.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.

Location. 34° 47.353′ N, 76° 40.112′ W. Marker is in Beaufort, North Carolina, in Carteret County. It is on North Carolina Route 101 south of Tuttles Grove road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1989 NC-101, Beaufort NC 28516, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Crystal Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the original Down East… (approx. 2.6 miles away); Journey to picturesque Ocracoke Island… (approx. 2.6 miles away); Michael J. Smith (approx. 4 miles away); Civil Air Patrol (approx. 4 miles away); Spanish Attack (approx. 4.8 miles away); Salt Works (approx. 4.8 miles away); Carteret County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Whale Fishery (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaufort.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, July 26, 2025

2. Core Sound Meeting Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.