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Ocracoke in Hyde County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Lake Company

 
 
Lake Company Marker image. Click for full size.
circa June 1999
1. Lake Company Marker
Inscription. Josiah Collins, Sr., and partners drained part of 100,000-acre tract near Lake Phelps with 6-mile canal, completed 1788; mouth 2 mi. southeast.
 
Erected 1955 by Archives Conservation and Highway Department. (Marker Number B-35.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansColonial EraIndustry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
 
Location. 35° 6.685′ N, 75° 58.858′ W. Marker is in Ocracoke, North Carolina, in Hyde County. Marker is on State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ocracoke NC 27960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ocracoke Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Island Inn Park Restoration Project (within shouting distance of this marker); A Light for Ocracoke Inlet (approx. 0.3 miles away); British Cemetery - HMT Bedfordshire (approx. 0.4 miles away); Teach's Hole (approx. 0.4 miles away); USRC Mercury (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lt. Robert Maynard
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Ship's Rudder (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocracoke.
 
Lake Company Marker image. Click for full size.
circa June 1999
2. Lake Company Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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