Inscription
President Washington, on
April 27, 1791, was a guest
at the home of William
Gause, Jr., which stood four
miles south.
Location
AddressUS 17 at SR 1184 (Ocean Isle Beach Road) southwest of Shallotte
CountyBrunswick
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates33.954490, -78.447920
Sources
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Fort Johnston
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Gov. Gabriel Johnston ordered construction of fort, 1745.
Stede Bonnet 1688-1718
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Barbadian planter turned pirate made N.C. his base, 1718.
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Orton
Belville, NC
Fine colonial home, built about 1725 by Roger Moore.
First Post Road
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.
