Bath is North Carolina's oldest city and first port of entry on the Pamlico River incorporated in 1705. It is a very small town with a booming 250 residents as of the 2010 census. I liked the Palmer-Marsh house which was built in 1744 and is one of the oldest residences in North Carolina. It is an example of a large colonial town house with a commercial space built in. In the 1760s it was purchased by Robert Palmer, who served as the royal collector of the port. Bath also has the first public library and St. Thomas Church, the oldest standing Episcopal Church in North Carolina. The most famous resident was the pirate Blackbeard who settled in Bath in 1718. He was already a notorious pirate along the coast and got a royal pardon that was offered by the Crown in an attempt to reduce piracy. That was rather unsuccessful as he started piracy again, and was captured and executed later that year by Virginia forces.
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