History · Belhaven

Belhaven’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Belhaven. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
1historic places
5recent photos
Hunters in eastern North Carolina, 1900 · Library of Congress

The story

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The Belhaven City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

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Timeline

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1900Hunters in eastern North CarolinaLOC
1910–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Belhaven, decade by decade

1910s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Belhaven

1 place in Belhaven is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In North Carolinaby listings · the typical town has 1
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
1981first listedBelhaven City Hall

Where they are

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Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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