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Crusoe Island: French-Haitian Settlement in the Green Swamp of North Carolina. By Swamp Merchant on March 25, 2011. Years ago I heard of the isolated community of Crusoe Island deep in the Green Swamp of coastal Columbus County, North Carolina. It has a fascinating origin, as you can read below.
Jul 14, 2011 · Crusoe Island and the French Revolution It’s Bastille Day and we’re marking the occasion on these shores by remembering Crusoe Island. Legend has it that the Columbus County community, which now goes by the name Riverview, was founded by French refugees from the revolutions in France and Haiti.
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Feb 22, 2014 · Crusoe Island is buttressed by the slow-moving wash of Green Swamp and the stagnant wetlands of the Waccamaw River. More of a slough than an island, the community is in southeastern Columbus...
Crusoe Island (Registered as Riverview and locally known as just Crusoe) is an unincorporated community home to just a few families in The Green Swamp bordering the Waccamaw River and just south of Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States.
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Crusoe Island: French-Haitian Settlement in the Green Swamp of North Carolina By Swamp Merchant on March 25, 2011. Years ago I heard of the isolated community of Crusoe Island deep in the Green Swamp of coastal Columbus County, North Carolina. It has a fascinating origin, as you can read below.
Crusoe Island. Columbus County also boasts a rich cultural heritage. For many years, Crusoe Island, now called Riverview, was home to numerous canoe builders and distinct river folks. Crusoe is technically not an island. However, it is surrounded by swamps and the Waccamaw River.
Jul 14, 2011 · Crusoe Island’s isolation and residents’ distinct style of speech, which struck some visitors as French-sounding, led to speculation as to the community’s origins. Those supporting a tie between France and Crusoe Island also pointed to the similarity between chimneys built in the Columbus County settlement and those constructed in Normandy.
