The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-05-04
TYRRELL OFFERS
ATTRACTIONS FOR
YOUNG AND OLD
Founded in 1922. County Is
Among Oldest in North
Carolina

Tyrrell County, which is link
ed with Dare by the new Lind
say C. Warren Bridge, is one of
the oldest counties in North
Carolina. E
The county was chartered in
1923, and was named for Sir
John Tyrrell, one of the Lords
Proprietors of the Albemarle.
Its first settlers were mainly
from England, and the native
stock is still basically English,
with a tinge of Irish and Scotch.
Many names on the county
rolls today reflect this heri-
tage, for instance Alexander,
Bateman, Brickhouse, Cohoon,
Davenport, Sawyer and Spruill.
The Pettigrew State Park at
Lake Phelps, located partly in
Tyrrelll and partly in Washing
ton County, was named for one
of the county's most illustrious
sons, General James Johnston
Pettigrew, of Civil War fame.
Another famous son of Tyr
rell, Edward Buncombe, is me-
morialized in Buncombe County,
in Western North Carolina. His
motto at his plantation in this
section reflects the quality of
hospitality still found here:
Welcome All at Buncombe
Hail."
The county is bounded by AL
ligator River on the east, Hyde
County on the south, Washing
ton County on the west and
Albemarle Sound on the north.
Its area is 800 square miles.
Interesting relics of the past
are the many old farm houses
to be seen in the county. They
are built in two sections, one
for the family living quarters
and the other for the kitchen.
In many of the smaller canals
dug for drainage over the coun-
ty, pink and white water lilies
afford a scene of beauty in late
May and early June.
A quaint feature of the coun-
tryside in Tyrrell is the two
wheeled cart. Many of these are
to be seen, especially when one
wanders off the main highways.
They are almost identical with
the carts used for hundreds of
years in Ireland.
U. S. Highway Ga, which ira
verses the new Alligator River
Bridge, is the only highway
crossing America from the At
lantic to the Pacific. From the
Piedmont section of North Car
Dina, U. S. Ga is the shortest
route to Roanoke Island, "The
Lost Colony" production and the
Dare County beaches.
From Columbia to Fort RAJ
leigh, home of "The Lost Col
ony," the driving distance is less
than 35 miles.
Agriculture, logging and fish
ing are the three main sources
of livelihood in Tyrrell. Saw
mills in the county cut about 10
million feet of lumber yearly,
and of this about six million
feet are shipped out.
Commercial fishing provides
about $4,000 pounds of seafood
to the nations markets, with
herring, shad, mullet and rock
the principal varieties.
Irish potatoes are the chief
farm product. Corn is grown as
feed for cattle and hogs, and
soy beans, cotton and peanuts
are other important crops.
Grapes are grown everywhere,
with the famed Scuppernong,
leading the field. This grape was
named by the algonquin In
dams, who lived in the county
when the white man arrived.
The deep, rich soil of Tyrrell
produces an abundance of figs
and other fruits and vegeta-
bles. Beans and cabbage are
grown successfully by truck
farmers.
The county offers an ample
supply of labor for any new
enterprise, and plenty of sites
for industry are available on
the main highways and water
ways.
For recreation, the main at
traction in the Southern Abe
marie is Lake Mattamuskeet,
largest fresh water lake in the
State. 1t covers $4,000 acres,
and is the winter home of more
than 10000 Canadian geese.
Many varieties of ducks are
found there, too, among them
pintail, teal, widgeon, mallard
and black ducks.
Quail are plentiful in the
county, as well as deer, foxes
and black bears in the swamps
and woodlands. Squirrels and
muskrats are numerous.
For hunting in practically all
open seasons, there is no Sec
ton of North Carolina that Of
fers more fun. Columbia is an