Hyde County, NC

Headnote
HYDE COUNTY, situated in the eastern part of North Carolina, on Pamlico sound. Area, 800 square miles. Face of the country low, flat, and marshy; soil, generally unproductive. Seat of justice, Swan Quarter. Pop. in 1810, 6,029; in 1820, 4,967; in 1830, 6,177; in 1840, 6,458; in 1850, 7,636. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
North Carolina

Hyde County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HYDE COUNTY, situated in the eastern part of North Carolina, on Pamlico sound. Area, 800 square miles. Face of the country low, flat, and marshy; soil, generally unproductive. Seat of justice, Swan Quarter. Pop. in 1810, 6,029; in 1820, 4,967; in 1830, 6,177; in 1840, 6,458; in 1850, 7,636.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 162.
Date Type
On the North Carolina coast, a Confederate amphibious assault captures a Union camp at Chicomacomico Battles/Soldiers
Name Type
Hatteras Inlet, NC Rivers/Waterways
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