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History · Minnesott Beach

Minnesott Beach’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Minnesott Beach. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Minnesott Beach is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Minnesott Beach had a population of 530. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 440 to 530 (+20%). Half of its homes were built before 1990.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Minnesott Beach yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Minnesott Beach’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Minnesott Beach

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Linda McMahonLinda McMahonNew Bern · 16 miMichael J. SmithMichael J. SmithBeaufort · 20 miKevin WilliamsonKevin WilliamsonNew Bern · 16 miMHMaddie HassonNew Bern · 16 miWalt BellamyWalt BellamyNew Bern · 16 miDMDennis MitchellHavelock · 7 mi
By decade

Minnesott Beach, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings 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

Nothing in Minnesott Beach is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Minnesott Beach has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Holt’s Chapel School in Arapahoe, 5.3 miles away.

Minnesott Beach and the nearest listed places

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Holt’s Chapel SchoolChina GroveClubfoot and Harlow CanalNew Bern Battlefield SiteMount Shiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchHarvey Mansion

Closest to Minnesott Beach

Holt’s Chapel SchoolArapahoe · Building5.3miChina GroveStonewall · Building8.1miClubfoot and Harlow CanalCherry Branch · Structure11miNew Bern Battlefield SiteNew Bern · Site11.6miMount Shiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchJames City · Late Gothic Revival · Built 192413.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Holt’s Chapel School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Minnesott Beach?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Minnesott Beach’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Arapahoe📜 Havelock📜 Oriental📜 Alliance
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