Hyde
County was first called Wickham County, the name being changed about 1712. It is in the eastern section of the State and is bounded
by the Pamlico Sound and Beaufort, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare counties. Dare and Carteret counties are also a short boat ride away by the banks by the Atlantic
Ocean.2
This Northeastern North Carolina county is surrounded by the Pamlico Sound, the Alligator and Pungo Rivers, and is bisected by the Intracoastal Waterway. Known as "the land of many waters", Hyde County is also home to North Carolina's largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet. Ocracoke Island, once home to the pirate Blackbeard and now a tourist Mecca, is accessible only by air or water.3
The North Carolina State Flag bears the state colors or red, white and blue.
The Flag bears two dates in its blue field on the left. May 20, 1775 was the year North Carolina signed the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was issued and April 12, 1776 is the date of the Halifax Resolves. North Carolina was the first colony to declare its independence from England well before July 4, 1776.
Additional County History
