. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. of Fish and Fowl By Carla B. Burgess lighthouse and made sure the lens was clean, the generator was running and the batteries were charged. In the 1920s, many Currituck residents left the county. But they returned during the Depression because they could live off the land and the sound, says Norris Austin, Corolla postmaster. Ralph Barco, 80, who lives in Grandy on the mainland, says the folks of Curri- tuck County were resourceful when it came to making a living. Barco worked as a hunting guide, ran a lod
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. of Fish and Fowl By Carla B. Burgess lighthouse and made sure the lens was clean, the generator was running and the batteries were charged. In the 1920s, many Currituck residents left the county. But they returned during the Depression because they could live off the land and the sound, says Norris Austin, Corolla postmaster. Ralph Barco, 80, who lives in Grandy on the mainland, says the folks of Curri- tuck County were resourceful when it came to making a living. Barco worked as a hunting guide, ran a lodge and sold pro- duce to the Dare County tourist traffic. Now he deals in real estate and septic tanks. "My father was the first in Currituck County to shed crabs," he says. On a warm October day, Barco drives his truck through his undeveloped Sound Side Estates, stopping at the water's edge. "That's Barco landing," he says, point- ing to the place where his family's fish house once stood. During the market hunting days, his grandfather would buy ducks and geese from hunters at the landing and then ship them north for sale. Live carp were bought and sent to New Jersey. Live crabs were placed in special trays packed with grass for shipment to New York and Baltimore. Barco said they even loaded oyster boats with watermelons in summer. And in freezing weather, the Barcos scraped ice from the docks and stored it in a building with sawdust to use in spring shipping. In warm months, the water doubled as a source of recreation. Residents swam and fished throughout the county. In Coinjock, situated on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, residents saved their money all summer to see 'Adams Floating Theatre" in the fall. The show- boat floated through for the first time in 1917 "with flags flying and the band playing," one historical account states. It continued its visits through 1930. In Poplar Branch, residents sought a lively evening at the floating
Size: 1577px × 1584px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionunclibra, booksubjectoceanography
