HUNTING QUARTERS MEETING HOUSE
1026 Seashore Drive
Atlantic, NC 28511

We now have a place to gather and share stories and photos, study local history and do genealogy. This is the result of hard work, donations and the desire to preserve and pass on the rich history of our area.

Several residents of Atlantic felt there was a great need to bring together all residents of Hunting Quarters who have an interest in our past. We feel that in today's modern life style, with home computers and television we tend to leave little time for families to sit around and hand down family histories etc. and a small research library ready, with books, papers, maps, microfilm and microfilm reader, for those anxious to complete their genealogy.

This will not be a Genealogical or Historical Society with membership.

It is open to the public as a community gathering place. It will be open every Thursday night at 7:00 - until..

You can come in and enjoy the story telling, tell some tales of your own, join in debates on local history, share and identify old photos, or just find a quiet corner and research your family tree.

The building is opposite the Atlantic Fire Department. It will be located in the section that was formerly the beauty shop.

If you live in the Hunting Quarters area you will find lots of information that will interest you. If you have old photos, documents or artifacts please bring them to the meeting and share with us.

This is not an organization with annual dues or bylaws. It is meant to be an informal gathering of any persons interested in the history of Hunting Quarters. It is not a moneymaking event, but is run and operated with volunteers and donations. We are having lots of fun, come and join us! Ellen Fulcher Cloud

Check out our interview with Atlantic resident and history buff, Danny Taylor, featuring information on local contributions to the battle of the Ironclads, an alternate theory on the location of the Lost Colony and our search for information on the history of Atlantic Field. If you have more information on the history of Atlantic or the greater Down East area, we'd love to talk to you!

Atlantic, at the end of U. S. Highway 70, was originally settled in the 1740s as Hunting Quarters. When the first post office was established in 1880, the name was changed to Atlantic.

Atlantic is home to two of the East Coast's largest seafood dealers, Luther Smith & Son Seafood Company and Clayton Fulcher Seafood Company listed here along with other local businesses, as well as the Marine Corps Outlying Field and part of the Mid-Atlantic Electronic Warfare Range.

The 4th and 5th grade classes at Atlantic Elementary School are doing a research and Internet project about Down East, and have pages about the history and churches of Atlantic, as well as the school gym, ball field and Port (formerly Camp) Happy. The students are busy researching many things, so look for other links to their work on our community pages.

Check the Events page for a listing of local events and the Community Forum page things in the news, want ads and discussion. We encourage you to let us know of upcoming events for the Calendar and to check the Forum page frequently!