Columbia and Plymouth, NC

This post covers days three and four of our Albemarle Loop trip. Day three was spent relaxing tied up at the Cypress Cove Marina.  Nothing much to do here but to chill. 

Here we are docked at the marina. The owners are extremely nice and accommodating. 

The town of Columbia is located about a mile up the Scuppernong River from the marina. It's a very small town with just over 800 residents. There are a couple of restuarants, so we took the boat there for lunch. This is a view of the city docks as we approached. 

It's a very picturesque little town with a small town dock. 

This is a picture ot the downtown district.  It's just a couple of blocks long. There appears to be an active artist community here. We didn't have time to visit any of the shops, but the artwork displayed in the windows was beautiful.   http://pocosinarts.org/

Day four was an early departure from Columbia on our way to the Town of Plymouth. 

Becky took this picture as we were cruising down the Scuppernong River on our way to the Albemarle Sound and on to Plymouth which is located about 5 miles up the Roanoke River. 

This is a house that was built on a barge on the Roanoke between the Albemarle and Plymouth. 

This a replica of the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle at the Plymouth. The original was used in the battle of Plymouth which was won by the Confederates. Plymouth was a strategic town in the war because the Union had to pass here to get to Weldon where they intended to cut the Wilmington-Weldon rail line used to supply Lee's troops. 

Museum. 

On the other end of town is a replica of a lighthouse that stood in the sound when Plymouth was an important port of entry. 

Plymouth is a town that has lost population over the years. The population is estimated to be 3658 now. It once had a population of over 4,700 in the 1970's. 

The town is very visitor friendly. The town mayor came to greet us at the town dock when we tied up. Sorry I didn't get a picture.