Tidal basin
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
[unknown]
Street Address:
Federal St., NW corner Hamilton St.;(Beaufort County)
Site Number:
025-794
Control Number:
U/13/025-794
Tax Number:
R120 004 000 0747 0000
Date Surveyed:
August 5 1997
Category:
Site
Alteration Date:
circa 1962
Historic Use:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Use:
Landscape
National Register Determination:
contributes to listed district
Signficant Architectural Features:
Tidal basin extending north from Federal Street to King Street which occupies eastern half of Block 18. Remnant of larger body of tidal water which in 1862 extended right and left along what is now King Street fronting Blocks 11; 17; 24 and 34. Water lev
Alterations:
Part reclamation of natural channels at northern end.
Historical Information:
Called a "water lot" in 1860 when owned by John Rhodes. See also description above.
Source of Historical Information:
Direct Tax Commission Map of Beaufort, 1862. Beaufort RMC Conveyances Book A 262-265, conveyance by John J. Rhodes.
Quadrangle Name:
Beaufort