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Lake Phelps was first discovered August 23, 1755 by Josiah Phelps, James Phelps, Edward Phelps, Edward Massell, John Tarkington, Benjamin Tarkington. Benjamin Tarkington claims the discovery of the lake by climbing a tree and seeing the water first-and Josiah Phelps claims the discovery by getting into the water first.
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Lake Phelps is North Carolina's second largest natural lake. It
is located in Washington County on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula located
between the Albemarle
Sound and the Pamlico
Sound. An Indian dugout canoe was found in the lake dating back nearly 4,400
years. Other artifiacts have been found around the area dating as early as 8,000
B.C.
Its origin has long puzzled scientists. Some say that its origin is
underground springs, wave action, wind, a meteor, glacial activity or a peat burn. It is more or
less a round shape.
Lake Phelps is named for Josiah Phelps, the first white man to enter its
waters. Phelps and another colonial explorer, Benjamin Tarkington, were
searching through what was then known as the Great Eastnern Dismal or Great
Alligator Dismal in 1755. Phelps and Tarkington were part of a group of hunters
who entered the swamps in search of game and farmland. The group had become discouraged and were
about to leave when Tarkington scaled on of the many trees and spotted the lake
a short distance away. Phelps went ahead and ran into the water. As the first in
the water he was given the honor of naming the lake.
Source: wikipedia.org
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