There’s the old joke: “Lowland, it’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.” If you want to get away from it all, there is no better place. It’s at the mouth of the Pamlico River in northern Pamlico County. As many other fishing communities, the old life is disappearing.

This photo was taken about 1990.

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