- Title
- Our State
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- Date
- August 2004
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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desirable quality of life. In the past 10
year». Washington has invested heavily
in its future while preserving its past.
Signs of that commitment arc
everywhere.
Ju>« ask Mike and Maureen Davis,
and their son. Will. They decided to
lease their home of Naperville, Illinois,
and relocate in the Southeast. After
researching and visiting Brunswick.
Georgia; Beaufort, South Carolina;
Wilmington; and Washington, the)’
unimmoudy settled on Washington.
“For many reasons." Mike says. “We
Washington
Positioned on the honks of the Pamlico Ri\er. this Beaufort County
like the small town atmosphere: the nch
history, the ongoing restorations, plans
for future development — but most of
all, we came for the river."
On the riverfront. Washington
recently built new docks — because city
officii
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understand that it's all about
the river. The docks allow not only
locak to tic up and cnioy what
downtown Washington has to offer,
they also allow those who trasel the
East Coast by boat to sample some
Washingfon-style Southern hospiiality.
He city is only a half-day cruise op
river from the Pamlico Sound and the
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. And
word is getting out.
Travis Boyd, a d«xk attendant for the
city, says visiting manners rave about
their experience. “They teB me they
come for rhe historic sites, the food, the
art. and the serenity they find here." he
says. "I'd have to say 99 percent of my
customers thoroughly enjoy their visits."
town named for our nation's founding father draws on its earnestness
and energy to experience a revolutionary reawakening.
bv Bryan A. Oesterkiicii
Sail up the Pamlico River any
Friday afternoon, just as mariners
have done since the 1600s. A small
city appears off the starboard bow.
Gulls circle above. As your bait slides
pi st the opened train trestle, two young
bo>% fishing from the tracks yell down
and wave a welcome. Dozens of boats
arc anchored out across from the
riverfront docks — sailboats, fishing
boats, and family cruisers. Flags fly
from their sterns.
Approiching the docks, the riverfront
is awash with people, music, laughter,
and the aroma of Down Fast baihecue.
The smiling clock attendant directs you
into your reserved slip and grabs your
dock lines.
1Ъс
venue? A riverfront
festival in Washington and |ust another
day in this relaxed comer of the world.
"We came for the river"
In 1776, Colonel James Bonner
honored George Washington by-
naming the settlement on the Pamlico
River after the famous patriot. Signage
at the entrance to the city on US
Highway 17 proclaims: “The Original
Washington.” Residents, numbering
more than 10.000 now. lay claim to
the distinction of being the fits!
American community named after our
first president. While the river was
responsible for Washington's settlement
and growth as a commercial port
(goods arrived at the Havens and
Fowlcs riverfront warehouses from
faraway locales like Europe and the
West Indies), it is now. in part,
responsible for Washington's growth as
a port city known for a highly
