17 acres along Chowan River in Bertie County now protected
The 16.86-acre property known as Point Comfort that features 85- to 90-foot bluffs overlooking the Chowan River in Bertie County will be managed as a nature preserve.
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The 16.86-acre property known as Point Comfort that features 85- to 90-foot bluffs overlooking the Chowan River in Bertie County will be managed as a nature preserve.
After adventurous New York journalist John Randolph Spears undertook to visit Cape Hatteras in spring 1890, he wrote of miles and miles of deadly sand waves that threatened to swallow islanders and their homes.
New amenities, a wheelchair-accessible beach path to the shore, and a natural setting one officials called "the best possible fit for a county park" will soon be fully opened to the public.
Bryan Brown couldn’t smile for three weeks after the smoke cleared, his wife said.
Bryan Brown couldn’t smile for three weeks after the smoke cleared, his wife said.