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Beaufort ( / ˈboʊfərt / BOH-fərt, different than that of Beaufort, South Carolina) [4] is a town in and the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. [5] . Established in 1713 and incorporated in 1723, Beaufort is the fourth oldest town in North Carolina (after Bath, New Bern and Edenton ).
Beaufort is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1709, it is the third-oldest town in North Carolina. The population was 4,189 at the 2008 census and it is the county seat of Carteret County. It is sometimes confused with a city of the same name in South Carolina; the two are distinguished by different ...
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Jennifer Hawk. Photo: Robbie Caponetto. Two of our favorite Southern small towns share a name—sort of. Beaufort and Beaufort are spelled exactly the same way, which is why people mix them up all the time (much to the chagrin of the residents of each spot).
Beaufort is the easternmost town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, Beaufort was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort. Map.
1713 Map of Beaufort drafted by Richard Graves. Named in honor of Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, the town was incorporated in 1723 and has been the seat of Carteret County ever since.
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Beaufort is one of the oldest towns in North Carolina, and it sits at the end of a peninsula-like strip of land between the Newport and North Rivers, near the eastern half of Carteret County, North Carolina. Click here for a map.
Beaufort is the easternmost town in the Crystal Coast region of North Carolina; the county seat; and the third-oldest town in the state. Established in 1713 on the Newport River, Beaufort was named after Henry Somerset, the Duke of Beaufort.
