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In
This Small Place is
the culmination of a lifetime of historical research by the
author. It is a series of interconnecting true stories about a
small eastern North Carolina town (Havelock) and its surrounding
environs (Craven County), its people and its past.
The
book covers the period from the 1690s when the earliest European
settlers arrived. It explains the local Tuscarora Indian
War, Civil War events, the coming of the railroad, the local
production of illegal liquor, the naval stores industries, the
founding of the City of Havelock and the establishment of Cherry
Point, the world's largest Marin Corps air station.
Included in the book is a never-before-published first person
account of the Battle of New Bern during the Civil War by a
Union soldier. Also included is a three-chapter
biography of British Maj. Gen. Sir Henry Havelock, the city's
namesake. IN contrast to a typical local history, In This
Small Place sets out to be more accessible than archetypal
accounts of the past filled with dates and names. This is
accomplished through the author's conversational, informal style
and a light sprinkling of humor.
Despite the laid back approach, In
This Small Place is being hailed by authoritative sources as a
valuable historical resource. Its details about the three
centuries since the community's settlement, the thoroughness of
its research and the reproduction of rare artwork and
photographs have drawn praise from historians, journalists and
the reading public alike.
“The
True Story Told for the First Time”
Here you will
find never-before-revealed insights into the untold, compelling,
and remarkable history of Havelock and eastern Craven County.
Think nothing happened here until the coming of Cherry Point?
Think again.
In this volume
you will discover:
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The Havelock district was settled before the
founding of New Bern.
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The massive Yankee invasion and three-year Civil War occupation
of Havelock featuring a soldier’s
gripping
chronicle published here for the first time.
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Why the early settlers disappeared.
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Why the Havelock-Harlowe area became the
notorious moonshining, bootlegging, rum-running capital
of North
Carolina.
▪
MCAS Cherry Point is not at Cherry Point.
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The bloody Indian war that caused local death and destruction.
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The inestimable impact of the railroad and the U.S. Marines.
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Important historic details about New Bern, Newport, Beaufort,
Morehead City, Harlowe, Croatan,
Riverdale and
more.
Readers Comments
“I loved it. I
can’t believe Havelock now has a resource like this.”
—Steve Thompson, retired history
teacher and Civil War researcher
“A loving,
colorful account of Havelock’s place in history. Readers will be
truly amazed…simply too interesting not to share.”
—Hunter
Bretzius, Associate publisher/Executive editor, Havelock
News
Eddie Ellis ,
Havelock’s
official historian, is a recognized expert on the area’s past.
He has written often for newspapers and magazines and
entertained diverse audiences for years. In
This Small Place is
the culmination of his life-time of local research.
Original
details, rare photos,
illustrations
and maps…
“An absolute
must read!”
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword -- by Skip
Crayton
1 A
Story to Tell
2 Why
the Yankees Invaded Havelock
3
Union Fleet Foretells Change
4 Good
Times, Bad Times
5 A
Visit to the Old Homeplace
6 The
Moon Shines on Havelock
7
Revenuers
8
Local Railroad Tales
9
Yanks vs. Rebs
10 Burning
the Fort at Master's Mill
11 Major
Bryan Sells Some Land
12 Riding the
"Shoofly Express"
13 A Spaniard
Spends the Night
14 What
Happened to the Local Indians?
15 Our Hero
and Namesake
16 The Sepoy
Mutiny
17 How
Havelock Got Its Name
18 Send in
the Marines
19 A New
Morning
20 Tidbits,
Morsels & Leftovers
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