tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post7624264435346792351..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: A Prominent Ocracoke CitizenPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-31089803075367666362015-11-21T15:10:39.467-05:002015-11-21T15:10:39.467-05:00The McWilliams store sat not too far from the loca...The McWilliams store sat not too far from the location of today's Harbor View Inn. Cockle Creek (now called Silver Lake) was about the same size then as it is today, but much shallower. It was dredged in the late 1930s and then during WWII. Nowadays it is dredged periodically. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-89942488783787176732015-11-18T12:44:01.687-05:002015-11-18T12:44:01.687-05:00When the quoted article says " on the shores ...When the quoted article says " on the shores of Cockle Creek, with a view of the harbor" is it referring to Cockle creek itself or was there a portion of Silver lake already in existence that could accommodate ships? Wasn't Silver Lake dredged or dug in the 30's?Dave K.noreply@blogger.com