N. C. Department of Natural Resources
Published: 2019-01-09
Total Pages: 58
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Excerpt from Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Master Plan Despite the reported existence of early traders along the Neuse River in the Seven Springs vicinity, Wayne County records indicate that William Whitfield, II, was the first permanent settler of the Whitehall community, and the one responsible for thatname. Following the Revolution, the settlement at Whitehall began to grow, influenced by the stage coach line which passed through the area and the increased river traffic. Some industry developed in the small community, but for the most part its resi dents were then, as they are today, busy with agriculture. There was, however, a buggy factory, a turpentine distillery, a brick works and several warehouses in the town itself. On the site of the old Indian campground, there was also a government-operated whiskey distillery and a blacksmith's shop. Years later, when the Civil War began, Whitehall became the site of a Confederate shipyard and some say the Confederate Ram Neuse was built there. On December 15 and 16, 1862, the battle of Whitehall was fought and the small town was virtually destroyed. The Union army was entrenched on the hill overlook ing the Neuse while the Confederate army held the right bank of the river in what is known as the Piney Grove community. Most of the town was destroyed by the bombardment of the Union can non. The booming trading center that Whitehall had been, before the Union army burned it to the ground, was never rebuilt. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
