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Paperback Chowan Beach: Remembering an African American Resort Book

ISBN: 1596291648

ISBN13: 9781596291645

Chowan Beach: Remembering an African American Resort

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In 1928, Eli Reid purchased 400 acres of picturesque property on the banks of the Chowan River in Hertford County, North Carolina. Soon after he acquired the land, Reid began turning the area into a Segregation-era resort for African Americans, and Chowan Beach was born.

As the resort began to take shape in the late 1920s, it was clear that something special had been started. Wide sandy beaches were built, and construction was immediately started...

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