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Plymouth, North Carolina from Creation till Reconstruction - Part1
By Dr. Dave
T
he Moratuc Tribe of American Indians an offshoot of the
Chowanoke Tribe was living in a large settlement on Welch
Creek, near the current Weyerhaeuser Pulp Mill site in 1585.
When the area was fi rst explored by English settlers. Moratuc
was an Indian name for the Roanoke River (which meant River
of Death). The Moratuc were probably an Algonquin Linguistic
Tribe, but there is a debate that they may have been Iroquise
and tied with the Tuscarora Tribe which would have been later
after 1733.
Plymouth was established in 1787 by Arthur Rhodes on 100
acres of his brick house plantation that he subdivided into 172
lots. In 1790 the North Carolina General Assembly names a
“Port of Entry”. The county seat of Washington County was
moved to Plymouth from Lee’s Mill was then known as Roper,
NC by special act of the General Assembly on January 1823.
A new courthouse was built by November 1824 on the same site
where the present courthouse stands today. In 1830 Plymouth
was honored as the U.S. Customs House.
1830-1850 Antebellum
North Carolina’s image stemmed largely from inadequate
transportation. Other than horse and wagons over muddy and
rutted roads. In these early years the easiest and cheapest way
to move people and goods to market of any distance was by boat
in not easily navigable rivers, most folks had use of some kind of
boat around the sound area to get to the Outer Banks. Except for
large plantations most poor farmers lived on small farms which
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included 2/3 of farms without slave labor and were concerned
with a sudden drop in market prices for their crops which might
leave them without enough money to buy food these were called
Yeomen or subsistence farmers who lived very simply in small
cabins, houses or shacks with not much more than one room to
cook, eat and sleep. The whole family would work the farm and
sometimes with the help of neighbors. Everyone helped each
other and the crop harvested was often used to settle debts or to
barter for food and need staples. During this antebellum period
the state of North Carolina was controlled by Democrats and
Whigs and in 1854 the radicals and abolitionist Republican Party
was hatched and created and only those who owned fi fty or more
acres of land could vote for senators.
Did you know?
In 1862 the courthouse caught on fi re and burnt to the ground
from a cannon shell fi red from a Yankee gunboat during the bombardment
of Plymouth.
The Town of Plymouth has been honored a tourist destination
due to the fact that many of the buildings were either destroyed
or damaged by the invading Yankees during the War of Northern
Aggression and most of the original town was actual battle
grounds. See the Port of Plymouth Museum on Water Street for
more information.
Dr. Dave is an Ivy League
Trained Executive Chef and Early
American Historian
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German Dumplings
3 eggs (beaten)
1 teaspoon of salt
1\2 cup of water
3 1/2 cups all purpose fl our
1 tablespoon baking powder
Beat eggs with salt and water in a mixing bowl
add fl our and baking powder to egg mixture
Beat mixture until smooth, drop by tablespoon
into simmering water/stock.
Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or
until done.
Oyster Casino
Fresh oysters in shells
Butter and diced bacon
Green and red peppers diced
1 medium onion diced
1 teaspoon garlic
Grated parmesan cheese
Breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper to taste
Dice bacon and render crisply, add butter. add
diced onion, peppers and garlic simmering until
soft
Wash clean and shuck oysters (leave in shell)
arrange bacon and vegetables on top of oysters
salt and pepper to taste
Put rock salt in a pan and place oysters on
top sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bread
crumbs drizzle with the Melted butter. cook under
oven broiler until browned and serve with
lemon wedges
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