Havelock

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Havelock
Past and Present!
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• Havelock is proud to be the home of Marine Corps
  Air Station Cherry Point, the 2nd Marine Air Wing
  and the Naval Air Depot.

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How Havelock Got Its Name

• Sir Henry Havelock
• Hero of the Indian Mutiny
• When the Atlantic and North Carolina tracks came
  to a crossroads and a depot was built, it needed
  a name. The local folks embraced the name of
  General Henry Havelock for their budding
  community. Sir Henry was a devout Christian and a
  military genius. The story of his courage gives
  inspiration to this day.

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Other Havelocks

• Havelock Island part of the Ritchies Archipelago
• Havelock, Ontario
• Havelock, New Zealand
• Havelock, Nebraska
• Havelock, Iowa

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Population

• Past
• 1950
• 100 residents
• 1965
• 3,500 residents

• Present
• 22,500 residents

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History of Havelock

• Permanent plantation sites as early as 1707
• Home to many woodsmen, fishermen and farmers
  before the American Revolution
• Action during the Civil War when elements of the
  Rhode Island Heavy Artillery under the command of
  General Ambrose Burnside stormed ashore on the
  beach of what is now the Officer's Club at Cherry
  Point and Carolina Pines Golf Country Club. The
  Union forces quickly took control of the hamlet
  and its railroad depot using Havelock as a
  starting point for the capture of New Bern and
  Fort Macon. The operation in March 1862 provided
  the first major foothold in the South for the
  Yankees.

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History of Havelock

• Naval store" such as tar and turpentine had more
  economic impact here than did farming. While most
  people farmed, the greater income was produced
  through the operation of turpentine distilleries
  and tar kilns.
• With the advent of the steam engine during and
  following the Civil War, wooden ships began to be
  replaced and the market for tar, pitch and
  turpentine collapsed.

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History of Havelock

• From the late 1800s until the 1930s, the Havelock
  area was a haven for hunters and fishermen.
  Sportsmen came from all over the east coast to
  enjoy the river and forests. Several old-timers'
  albums boast photos of baseball stars Babe Ruth
  and Christie Mathewson and then-famous cartoonist
  Bud Fisher decked out in hunting gear in the
  local woods.

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History of Havelock

• Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point comes to
  Havelock 1941
• appropriation of 14,990,000 for construction and
  clearing of an 8,000 acre (32 km²) tract of
  swamps, farms and timberland.
• Actual clearing of the site began on August 6,
  1941, with extensive drainage and malaria control
  work. Construction began in November just 17 days
  before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Havelock Railroad Depot Saved From Wrecking Ball

• Watch the Depot move to its new home

Oldest known grave in Havelock
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Havelock Station Blockhouse

• The Havelock Station blockhouse fort has been
  added to the database of the American Fort
  Network. The Civil War blockhouse, built by Union
  forces in 1862, had previously been unknown to
  historians who are creating a list of all
  fortifications ever built in North America.
•             The local blockhouse was built beside
  the railroad trestle on the banks of Slocum Creek
  as part of a group of fortifications to protect
  the rail line from rebel troops. Full details,
  including the local forts destruction during a
  Confederate raid in 1864, appear in In This Small
  Place. The story was documented by the author
  from official U.S. regimental histories and rebel
  dispatches sent during the War Between the
  States.
•             A drawing of the blockhouse, made by
  a Union soldier in 1863 and preserved within the
  Southern Historical Collection archives, also
  appears in the book.

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Today

• Today, visitors are often seen craning their
  necks as a Harrier or Intruder streaks by
  overhead. Local residents are used to the roar
  acknowledged by a sign near the base's main gate
  which reads, "Pardon our noise. It's the sound of
  freedom."

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Today

• Wal-Mart will soon be opening in Westbrook
• Hams Restaurant is coming
• New Navy Federal Credit Union is being built by
  Post Office
• Many store fronts are being revamped
• Havelock is seeking new businesses that will
  appeal to our residents

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Havelock City Government
Mayor Jimmy Sanders
Board of Commissioners
William L. Lewis Jr.
Eva G. Sermons
Daniel Walsh
Robert Priesing
James L. Stuart
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Havelock

• A small town feel with big hospitality