On Craven Street near South Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Anglican minister to N.C., 1753-71. Served parish of St. Thomas & as chaplain to Gov. Arthur Dobbs. Erected first glebe house on record in the colony. — — Map (db m65664) HM
On Front Street near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
This site marks the former location of the Bath African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The AME Zion denomination, chartered in New York City in 1801, began in the 1790s when discrimination against African American Christians forced them to . . . — — Map (db m65673) HM
On Carteret Street (County Road 99 / 92) at South Main Street, on the left on Carteret Street.
Bath, originally the Indian town of Pampticough, was settled by white men about 1690 and incorporated in 1705. It is the oldest town in North Carolina. Its first commissioners were John Lawson, Joel Martin, and Simon Alderson. Here was founded in . . . — — Map (db m64799) HM
Near Carteret Street (State Highway 92) at Harding Street.
Bath, oldest town in North Carolina, was established in 1705. The first settlers were French Huguenots from Virginia. Among the early English inhabitants were John Lawson, author of the first history of Carolina (1709) and Christopher Gale, Chief . . . — — Map (db m67574) HM
On South Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot. — — Map (db m65358) HM
Near Carteret Street (State Highway 92) at Harding Street.
Bath, the oldest incorporated town in North Carolina, was established in 1705. By the 1708 the town consisted of twelve houses and a population of fifty people. Among the early inhabitants were John Lawson, Surveyor General of the colony and . . . — — Map (db m67575) HM
On South Main Street 0.1 miles south of Craven Street, on the right when traveling north.
Agricultural reformer, a founder of the State Fair, published and edited the "Farmer's Journal", 1852-53, in Bath. This was his home. — — Map (db m67567) HM
On South Main Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Naturalist, explorer and surveyor general for the Lords Proprietors, John Lawson traveled the interior of the Carolina colony in 1700-01. He described the 550-mile journey in A New Voyage to Carolina, published in 1709. Lawson was killed by . . . — — Map (db m67573) HM
On South Main Street near Carteret Street (County Road 99), on the left when traveling south.
Colonial home of Colonel Robert Palmer, Surveyor-General of North Carolina 1753-1771 and Collector of Customs for the Port of Bath. Built c. 1744, probably by Michael Coutanche, it is one of the oldest surviving dwelling-houses in the State. . . . — — Map (db m66701) HM
On Cateret Street (North Carolina Route 92) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Cateret Street.
1704-John Lawson surveyed 1st 71 lots in Bath.
1710-Thomas Harding, first recorded shipbuilder in Colony, contracted by Gov. Thomas Cary, to build sloop in Pamlico area.
1715-Harding named Town Commissioner & Vestryman. He owned Lots 27-28 at . . . — — Map (db m226318) HM
On Main Street (Business Route 265) east of Gaskin Street, on the right when traveling east.
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This railroad station was built by Norfolk & Southern Railway in 1903 at a cost of $4,824. Its primary purpose was to serve the needs of lumber businesses, most notably the Interstate Cooperage. In the same year as the . . . — — Map (db m299661) HM
On State Highway 33 at Windmill Road (County Road 1124) on State Highway 33.
Site of Confederate batteries on Pamlico River which enabled General D. H. Hill's forces to besiege Washington in spring of 1863. Five miles east. — — Map (db m52837) HM
On North Carolina Route 33 west of Taylor Road, on the left when traveling west.
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This cemetery is the burial ground for the Episcopal congregation of Trinity Church Chocowinity.
The Rev. Nathaniel Blount of Chocowinity, a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, established Trinity . . . — — Map (db m226573) HM
On North Carolina Route 33 east of Dunbar Drive, on the right.
Episcopal. Was originally Blount's Chapel. Built nearby ca. 1774 by Rev. Nathaniel Blount, who served until his death, 1816. Moved here, 1939. — — Map (db m276396) HM
On State Highway 33 at Business U.S. 17, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 33.
Episcopal boys school founded in 1851 by The Rev. N.C. Hughes. Open off and on until 1908. Many students entered ministry. Stood here. — — Map (db m52835) HM
On West Main Street at Gladden Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Mural depicting an abolitionist working on a wharf in Washington, NC providing secret clues for the freedom seekers. This area was a well-known escape route on the Underground Railroad for the enslaved.
Mural commissioned in May 2022 . . . — — Map (db m276393) HM
On West Main Street at Gladden Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Prior to formation of 1st N.C. Colored Volunteers, about 100 black men were armed to aid Union forces during the siege of Washington in 1863. — — Map (db m114466) HM
On East 3rd Street west of Mac Nair Street, on the right when traveling west.
To the Sons of
Beaufort Co.
who served in the
World War
1914 - 1918
Beaufort County Casualties in World War I
James Baugham • Gilbert Bonner • David Boyd • Joseph Brooks • James Carter • Horace Cowell • Allen Cuthrell • Alfred G. . . . — — Map (db m242003) WM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
Congressman from New York, 1821-39; House leader for Jackson & Van Buren; minister to Russia; merchant. Was born in this town, 1786. — — Map (db m65820) HM
On West Main Street near South Respess Street, on the right when traveling south.
Governor, 1889-91, state Adjutant General, 1863, Confederate officer, superior court judge, state legislator. His home was here. — — Map (db m65862) HM
On North Market Street (County Road 1516) north of East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected May 10, 1905 by Washington Gray Chapter Children of the Confederacy, organized in 1897 by Margaret Arthur Call. To the memory of 17 soldiers killed in defense of Washington Sept. 6, 1862. — — Map (db m276374) WM
On East Main Street near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
Native of Washington, Zurich graduate, head of a Boston hospital, 1st woman member N.C. Medical Society, 1872. Her girlhood home was here. — — Map (db m66169) HM
On North Market Street north of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Booker T. Washington visited November 2, 1910 on educational tour. Around 1000 people attended speech here at Brown's Opera House. — — Map (db m293743) HM
On North Bonner Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Bonner Street.
Washington's original "free" church, open to all denominations, was constructed on lot 50 of the town's plat, created by Col. James Bonner, the founder of Washington, circa 1776. Bonner and two other Revolutionary War soldiers are buried here. . . . — — Map (db m226315) HM
Near Avon Avenue north of John Small Avenue (U.S. 264), on the right when traveling north.
This garden is dedicated to the Men and Women who served our nation in peace and in war with honor and devotion. The flag flies in honor of All Veterans — — Map (db m226317) WM
On West Main Street at Van Norden Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This building which served the thriving shipping industry of early Washington was built in the early 1800's by Jonathan Havens (1744-1828). Its restoration in 1979 was made possible by a gift from Jonathan Havens Moss in memory of the Havens family. . . . — — Map (db m70501) HM
On West Stewart Parkway just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1830 talented shipwright and freed slave Hull Anderson built a prosperous shipyard three blocks west of here, before moving to Liberia. — — Map (db m224083) HM
On East Main Street 0.1 miles east of North Charlotte Street, on the left when traveling east.
Though officially names Windmill Creek, waterway is better known by a name of African American man who lived by early Windmill. — — Map (db m226307) HM
On East 3rd Street 0.1 miles east of North Harvey Street, on the left when traveling east.
Allbright, Vern C. • Ball, James Charlie • Barrington, Lloyd T. • Beacham, Clyde W. • Bishop, John Judkins • Braddy, Earl D. • Gragaw, Henry Churchill • Brinson, James W. • Brooks, Leland F. • Brooks, Leon Murl • Burbage, Joseph C. • Calvert, . . . — — Map (db m226603) WM
On North Market Street (County Route 1516) at East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Market Street.
After the Civil War, women’s associations throughout the South sought to gather the Confederate dead from battlefield burial sites and reinter the remains in proper cemeteries, while Confederate monuments were erected in courthouse squares and . . . — — Map (db m76917) HM
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
To protect Confederate supply lines and to gather much-need provisions in eastern North Carolina, Gen. Daniel H. Hill planned demonstrations against Union-occupied New Bern and Washington in March 1863. He acted under orders from Gen. James . . . — — Map (db m70502) HM
On East Water Street west of Moss Way, on the right when traveling east.
Purple Martins are native songbirds in the swallow family. They have long been one of America's favorite birds, loved for their beautiful song, graceful flight, social antics, and insect-eating habits. Purple Martins nest in groups called . . . — — Map (db m276385) HM
On South Market Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
Finished in 1883, Demolished around 1960
The view from this location is looking south towards the river around 1920. The building at the end of Market was known as the Washington Market House and was used for the sale of meat, fish and produce. . . . — — Map (db m276394) HM
Near Pactolus Highway (U.S. 264) 0.1 miles west of Voa Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s army captured Roanoke Island in February 1862, Federal troops occupied New Bern the next month and then secured the undefended town of Washington on March 20. Although several weeks passed with only a few . . . — — Map (db m211803) HM
On West Stewart Parkway near West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the summer of 1862, Union forces firmly controlled eastern North Carolina, with garrisons stationed at Plymouth, Washington, New Bern and elsewhere. Federal detachments raided the countryside at will, while Confederate authorities struck . . . — — Map (db m64899) HM
On West Stewart Parkway at South Respess Street, on the right when traveling east on West Stewart Parkway.
The Original Washington
The history of Washington began around 1585 when English explorers first visited the area that would become Washington. The easily navigable waters and excess of natural resources made the area a very successful port . . . — — Map (db m226611) HM
On East Water Street west of South Bonner Street, on the left when traveling west.
Founded in 1776, the Town of Washington, North Carolina, was the first City in America to be named for General George Washington. Because of this, the city is still occasionally referred to as "Original Washington."
The scars of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m276387) HM
On West Stewart Parkway south of West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
Founded in 1776, the Town of Washington, North Carolina, was the first City in America to be named for General George Washington. Because of this, the city is still occasionally referred to as "Original Washington."
The scars of the Civil . . . — — Map (db m276389) HM
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
Weather Signal Flags
Beginning in 1873, the U.S. Army Signal Service distributed forecasts to thousands of rural post offices for display as "Farmers' Bulletins." In 1881, signal flags, like the ones shown here replaced the bulletins. With the . . . — — Map (db m276381) HM
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
To commemorate
the 200th Anniversary of
Washington, North Carolina
The first town
in the United States
to be named for
General George Washington
Originally known
as "town at the forks of the
Tar River." It was settled . . . — — Map (db m70505) HM
Near East Water Street west of Moss Way, on the right when traveling east.
Not only does weather influence the estuary, the estuary can influence the weather as well. How they interact with each other plays a critical role in determining who and what lives here.Cooler by the Water
On hot . . . — — Map (db m276382) HM
On U.S. 17 at Highway 45, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 17.
Plantation setting for the novel "Bertie," by George R. Throop (1851), tutor in the family of Geo. W. Capehart. House built 1838 is 8 mi. S.E. — — Map (db m56987) HM
On Cypress Road at Governor Eden House Road, on the left when traveling east on Cypress Road.
Along the banks of the Chowan River and Salmon Creek, the seeds were planted for the colony and state of North Carolina. From these roots in the 1600s emerged the refined plantation life of the ruling colonial gentry in the 1700s, made possible by . . . — — Map (db m56927) HM
On Sterlingworth Street (State Highway 308) at West Watson Street, on the right when traveling north on Sterlingworth Street.
Built 1858 by Patrick H. Winston, Jr. Birthplace of sons George T., educator; Francis D., lt. gov., 1905-1909; & Robert W., writer. 100 yards east. — — Map (db m60651) HM
Near Sutton Drive south of West Water Street (U.S. 17) when traveling south.
Early Native Americans built canoes by hollowing out long sections of trees (usually cypress trees). They often used fire to help hollow and shape the log.
European settlers saw how well dugouts worked on the region’s waterways and began making . . . — — Map (db m256367) HM
Near West Water Street (U.S. 17) near Sutton Drive, on the left when traveling west.
In the days before electricity and refrigerators, many people built a kind of half-basement under a home or shed called a “root cellar” to store food.
The natural insulation of the ground lets root cellars maintain a fairly constant . . . — — Map (db m60732) HM
On South Queen Street south of East Water Street (U.S. 17) when traveling south. Reported missing.
To disrupt Confederate recruiting efforts here in Windsor, the Bertie County seat, three Federal transports steamed from Plymouth on the night of January 29, 1864, under U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles W Flusser. USS Whitehead and USS . . . — — Map (db m60627) HM
On South Queen Street south of West Water Street when traveling south.
Windsor's residents slept peacefully the night of January 29-30, 1864, unaware of what the morning would bring, as U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles W. Flusser led three gunboats their way to disrupt Confederate recruiting efforts. USS Massasoit . . . — — Map (db m226118) HM
On South King Street at East Water Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on South King Street.
William Gray in 1776 set aside 100 acres at Gray’s Landing for establishing a town. 18th century travelers would have disembarked from sailing vessels docked at the foot of King Street at the old Gray’s Landing site. Visitors to Windsor today, . . . — — Map (db m60629) HM
Near Sutton Drive south of West Water Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
This boat was recovered from the muddy bottom of the Cashie River in 2004. It is the type utilized by commercial fishermen on our local sounds and rivers years ago.
Robert (Bob) Smithwick was a farmer, owner of a country store at Sans Souci and . . . — — Map (db m256365) HM
On South King Street at East Water Street (U.S. 17) on South King Street.
Created by an act of Colonial Assembly in 1768, New Windsor was established on the site known as Gray’s Landing. A part of grants to the Lords Proprietors, 2800 acres on the Cashie River were sold in 1717 by John Lord Carteret, Earl of Granville to . . . — — Map (db m60630) HM
On State Highway 45 at Batchelor Bay Drive, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 45.
The Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle, led by Capt. J.W. Cooke, crossed Batchelor's Bay, May 5, 1864, and fought seven Union warships 15 mi. E. — — Map (db m56990) HM
On East Granville Street east of South King Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded by Edward Perry in 1889.
Owned and operated by son William Lewis Perry in the early twentieth century.
Gift to the Town of Windsor by Mackie Perry McKean in memory of her father William Lewis Perry — — Map (db m276363) HM
Near South Queen Street south of West Water Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
This brick vault was once housed in the depot of the Wellington and Powellsville Railroad.
The W&P ran between Windsor and Ahoskie in the early to mid-1900’s carrying produce and passengers.
There was a hill on the train’s route it often . . . — — Map (db m256370) HM
On Sutton Drive south of West Water Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Recognized since 2008 as part of the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom the Roanoke River was an important passageway for Antebellum freedom seekers — — Map (db m276365) HM
Near West Water Street (U.S. 17) near Sutton Drive, on the left when traveling west.
These graves were discovered during site preparation for Roanoke/Cashie River Center.
They were overgrown with vines and shrubs, and had not been tended in many years.
One grave dates to 1884. No date is found on the other headstone. . . . — — Map (db m60733) HM
On South King Street (State Highway 308) at East Water Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on South King Street.
Acting on orders from General Robert E. Lee in the winter of 1863-64, Confederate forces under the command of Major General George E. Pickett were deployed throughout eastern North Carolina preparatory to as an attempt at clearing the enemy from the . . . — — Map (db m60628) HM
Near West Water Street (U.S. 17) near Sutton Drive, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
This brick vault was once housed in the depot of the Wellington and Powell Railroad.
The W&P ran between Windsor and Ahoskie in the early to mid 1900’s carrying produce and passengers.
There was a hill on the train’s route it often had . . . — — Map (db m60730) HM
On South King Street (State Highway 308) at East Gray Street, on the right when traveling south on South King Street.
Member of Continental Congress, signer of the Federal Constitution, governor S.W. Territory, Senator from Tennessee. Birthplace ⅕ mi. S.W. — — Map (db m60649) HM
