Beach Town in a Forest

Beach Town in a Forest
Beach Town in a Forest, Pine Knoll Shores located in Carteret County on North Carolina's Crysal Coast. Photo compliments of Bill Flexman and Dave Prutzman

Friday, December 4, 2015

John Allen Crosskeys Royall: Isle of Pines


Before there was a Pine Knoll Shores and before Alice Hoffman set foot on Bogue Banks, John A. Royall and his family lived here. He owned from Hoop Pole Creek to the western tip of the island. Royall or Royal is a rather common name, so it was not easy finding the exact John A. Royall we were looking for, but we have since received confirmation from his great, granddaughter, that he is indeed the one of our research.

1915 Schooner built in Boothbay, Maine, similar to one owned by John A. Royall. [i]