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Welcome to Historic Wickham Precinct,
NC
(1705 - 1712)
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See History of Formation of Hyde County |
History
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The county was formed December 3, 1705, as Wickham Precinct, one of
three precincts within Bath County. The name "Wickham" was derived
from the manor of "Temple Wycombe" in Buckinghamshire, United
Kingdom, the family home of John Archdale, Governor of North and South
Carolina from 1695 to 1696. In 1712 it was renamed Hyde Precinct, for
Edward Hyde, Governor of North Carolina from 1711 to 1712. In 1739 Bath
County was abolished, and Hyde Precinct became Hyde County. |
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