. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Henry Pigott at about 14 Photo by Steve Murray Portsmouth Village may have seen its better days, but it's far from dead. Ask its residents—well, former residents. They've left their village, but they haven't deserted it, they say. Consider Marion Babb. She was one of the last children born on Portsmouth Island. That was in 1922 when there was still some life left in the already declining village. But, even then, Portsmouth was breathing its last breaths. In 1971, Babb and her aunt moved to the mainland, th
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Henry Pigott at about 14 Photo by Steve Murray Portsmouth Village may have seen its better days, but it's far from dead. Ask its residents—well, former residents. They've left their village, but they haven't deserted it, they say. Consider Marion Babb. She was one of the last children born on Portsmouth Island. That was in 1922 when there was still some life left in the already declining village. But, even then, Portsmouth was breathing its last breaths. In 1971, Babb and her aunt moved to the mainland, the last permanent residents to leave the seaport village. But their home stands today, freshly painted, yard mowed, ready for their return. Babb points to a color photo of the old homeplace and says, "That's home. And it'll never be anything but ; Although the National Park Service controls the land and buildings on Portsmouth Island, Babb main- tains a lease on her house. For her and others like her, it's more than sentiment that draws her back. "I wish I could go back and stay forever—the quiet, no telephones," she says. Babb remembers the good life. It was a time when all the young folks on the island would have candy parties or ice cream parties. Or, they'd play a little canasta, dominoes or Chinese checkers. She remembers having all the necessities plus a lit- tle more. A wooden tank held 1,600 gallons of water, a generator provided light and, in later years, they had a gas stove. Most of the homes had outdoor toilets as well as outdoor cooking houses, called summer kitchens, for cooking in hot weather. And, even. Former Portsmouth residents claim the fertile island marshes produce the best oysters in the world. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant Co
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