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2026 Creswell History Guide

The Captain’s Quarters

Feel Fairfield Harbour in this 3BR/3BA home with impressive marina vistas, sleeping 6. Three patios invite morning coffee or evening wine, while the master suite has a private patio. Other bedrooms offer spectacular vistas, and one features...

  • New Bern
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Oriental Hisory Museum

The Oriental History Museum is one of Oriental's "newest" attractions, and since opening its storefront doors less than a decade ago, the museum has welcomed thousands of visitors in search of an inside-look of Oriental's celebrated maritime...

Waterfront River House on Brices Creek, ...

Welcome to our roomy 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bath waterfront river getaway on Brices Creek—ideal for kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, fishing, or simply calming by the water. You'll appreciate the huge acre lot in the outskirts of town with its own...

  • New Bern
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 8
Down East Canvas and Gallery

The Down East Canvas and Gallery, located at the foot of the bridge in Oriental, is one of the Pamlico region's most interesting art spaces, with quite an unusual history to boot. With an avid collection that spans from the practical, (namely canvas...

New Bern Abode w/ Yard ~ 2 Mi to Neuse R...

Feel the outdoor adventure, rich history, and family fun that the riverfront city of New Bern has to offer with a stay at this 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom vacation rental home. Boasting a bright and comfortable interior, a location within proximity of...

  • New Bern
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 1 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Belhaven, NC

The little town of Belhaven may be a blink-and-you'll-miss-it town, but Eastern North Carolina visitors who decide to take the long way home along US Highway 264 will be rewarded with a visit to a picturesque waterfront town that is filled with...

WATER FRONT! Marina <br>Family friendly,...

Our home is waterfront with handsome vistas of the marina and sailboats. It's in a resort community and really offers something for everybody! A super location for families, couples - everybody! All our guests will receive special pricing at one of...

  • New Bern
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
Washington, NC History

Explored in the late 1500s it was finally settled in 1690. James Bonner started the town on his own farm in the 1770s. After serving in the Continental Army, Bonner returned home and in 1776 renamed his town, originally called ''Forks of the Tar,'...

The Somerset Place story officially began in 1785, when Josiah Collins I, Nathaniel Allen, and Dr. Samuel Dickinson, three NC residents and co-owners of the Lake Company, purchased 100,000 acres of overgrown and swampy land adjacent to Lake Phelps...