tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809722000329477701.post8822919087236720909..comments2024-03-17T12:37:09.866-04:00Comments on Swansboro, North Carolina History: Deer Island Wharf Investigation 1994Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809722000329477701.post-66016440600782111572014-04-09T12:25:38.668-04:002014-04-09T12:25:38.668-04:00My parents, C.W. and Joetta Phillips owned much of...My parents, C.W. and Joetta Phillips owned much of the property to the NW of the creek. For a time we had horses that caused erosion of the hill. You would start finding all sorts of bottles, pottery, clay pipes, etc. Closer to Hawkins Creek I use to always find gold, so I thought at 8 years old. It was just pockets of turpentine. My father was a Dredge Superintendent by trade and said he would never dredge the creek due to the botto covered with logs from the mill. Major Phillipsnoreply@blogger.com