How Maple Became Maple Traditional Cache
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The town of Maple, N.C., received its name not from the trees nearby, but from a long-forgotten incident of the Civil War. This cache is near the base of a Civil War Trails marker explaining this incident. The following is excerpted from the book "Talking Turkey: And Other Stories of North Carolina's Oddly Named Places" by Jamie Cox (2000, Down Home Press) Although some of the details may differ from the marker, the story is essentially the same:
During the Civil War, the Maple Leaf, a Federal transport ship carrying 101 Confederate prisoners ran aground on Currituck Beach. More than half the prisoners escaped and made their way inland.
Local people quickly came to the aid of the escapees and led them to hideouts in nearby swamps. Before long, though, Federal soldiers in search of their prisoners were camping on the Currituck Courthouse lawn. Some escapees died resisting capture. Others died from illness and were buried in concealed graves by local people.
Federal soldiers burned portions of courthouse records and stole others, taking them north. In 1950 Currituck County recovered some of these records, paying $25 for their return. In 1976, Ohio returned some old deeds.
The community that aided the Confederate soldiers was called Long House Corner. The "long house" was a directional landmark in the community and belonged to Sally White, who housed slaves there. Long House Corner remained the name until 1900 when the first post office became Maple in honor of the residents' efforts to save the soldiers from the Maple Leaf.
A BIG shout out for the fine people of phillipstribe, who agreed to help me take care of this cache!!
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