tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post7364924991539416150..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: What's With These Road Names?Philiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-62253756103371259902015-05-24T12:18:28.576-04:002015-05-24T12:18:28.576-04:00I learn a lot about a favorite place from you Mr. ...I learn a lot about a favorite place from you Mr. H! SueMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-12456405271573464482015-05-21T14:21:08.464-04:002015-05-21T14:21:08.464-04:00Bobby, thank you! I didn't know that Susan Bar...Bobby, thank you! I didn't know that Susan Barksdale named Sarah Ellen Drive. Now I do, and now I also know why.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-88474891704603772852015-05-21T13:02:26.030-04:002015-05-21T13:02:26.030-04:00It seems as if Miss Sarah Ellen Gaskill is the onl...It seems as if Miss Sarah Ellen Gaskill is the only connection between Sarah Ellen drive in Jackson <br />Dunes and Sarah Ellen Lane, Down Point area. But a story I was told a long time ago, puts Susan Barksdale as the connection. Susan owned a house on the dirt lane that Miss Sarah Ellen lived on, Down Point. Many years ago, when land in the Jackson Dunes was very inexpensive, Susan bought several lots there. She named the adjacent street Sarah Ellen Drive in honor of Miss Sarah Ellen. Years afterward, when all of the roads, lanes, circles, drives, ways, and streets on the island were given names and green street signs, the dirt lane was named Sarah Ellen Lane. Miss Sarah Ellen was a native Ocracoker, lived to a great age, and was well-known to everyone.Bobby Rondthalernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-42759909002161324052015-05-18T14:41:48.614-04:002015-05-18T14:41:48.614-04:00Julie, the answer has mostly to do with island his...Julie, the answer has mostly to do with island history (traditional island names for various streets) and family connections. For example, Miss Sarah Ellen Gaskill (she was almost 105 years old when she died in 1984) lived at the end of Sarah Ellen Lane. I am not sure how Sarah Ellen Drive got its name, although there is a family connection between the Tolsons (who live at the end of the drive) and Miss Sarah Ellen Gaskill. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-10334998897709311362015-05-18T11:49:02.224-04:002015-05-18T11:49:02.224-04:00Philip any idea WHY there are several streets with...Philip any idea WHY there are several streets with the same or very similar names on such a small island?? Thx.Julie snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-70027252547618531012015-05-18T09:54:57.243-04:002015-05-18T09:54:57.243-04:00And so happy Ammunition Dump Road became Sunset Dr...And so happy Ammunition Dump Road became Sunset Drive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-88539408648127851072015-05-18T09:21:25.856-04:002015-05-18T09:21:25.856-04:00There is also Sarah Ellen Lane & Sarah Ellen D...There is also Sarah Ellen Lane & Sarah Ellen Drive. But there is only one Howard Street!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-51947558553345609042015-05-18T09:06:00.513-04:002015-05-18T09:06:00.513-04:00There is only one Cuttensage; the other is Cutting...There is only one Cuttensage; the other is Cutting Sage Rd. but it's confusing, especially since they intersect. There is also Cedar Lane, Cedar Rd. and Cedar Dr: Beach Rd. and Old Beach Rd. and there is O'Neal Lane and O'Neal Dr. I think that is it for the same sounding named streets but to me, the crazy thing is that Cutting Sage Rd. changes names four times; to Trent Rd, to Jackson Circle and then to Cedar Lane. And it's the same road!Debbie Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-7887961679380973792015-05-18T07:12:03.825-04:002015-05-18T07:12:03.825-04:00What about the two Cuttensage or O'Neals, etc?...What about the two Cuttensage or O'Neals, etc? That baffles me.Julie S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-31604475192756627042015-05-15T10:35:28.824-04:002015-05-15T10:35:28.824-04:00My fingers are so tired. I have just returned from...My fingers are so tired. I have just returned from experiencing the Google Map street view tour of OI. I was curious as to how often one sees the ocean from the Google Car ride. I didn't spend enough time to see the ocean but I was enchanted with the sky. The clouds and I was able to engage a 360 view and the simple road and no curbs or sidewalks and the bright sunshine it was intoxicating even though m fingers got tired from the constant tap tap on my laptop-- perhaps there is a more efficient way to get on the virtual road. Does anyone have a starting tpoint on a Google map that would have the ocean in view?? Any suggestions out there in the WWW?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-6964943274366355282015-05-15T09:26:13.259-04:002015-05-15T09:26:13.259-04:00Debbie, thank you for the prompt clarification. Debbie, thank you for the prompt clarification. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-24390073838885564142015-05-15T09:16:27.956-04:002015-05-15T09:16:27.956-04:00The dunes are artificial because they are man-made...The dunes are artificial because they are man-made, not natural; they aren't artificial material. If you go to Portsmouth Island you see the beach in its natural state.Debbie Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-910293987361651062015-05-15T08:40:52.505-04:002015-05-15T08:40:52.505-04:00Well, if the dunes were artificial, I suppose the ...Well, if the dunes were artificial, I suppose the fact is artificial material was used to mimic what comprises sand dunes on the island.?? Do sand dunes on OI also become habitat for the vegetation you describe growing in the artificial dunes? Did the feasibility study project the outcome of placing artificial dunes in this location? There was a feasibility study, no, otherwise it begs the question-- was this hardwood habitat intended. Perhaps when a hurricane blows through all this timber will facilitate the complete destruction of what ever is in its way when Mother nature works with the gifts at the hand of man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com