Hyde County, spread over the Inner and Outer Banks, is known as "the land of many waters", and is the home of North Carolina's largest natural lake, Mattamuskeet. Our famous Ocracoke Island, once home to the pirate Blackbeard, and now a tourist mecca, is accessible by ferry from our village of Swan Quarter. A 28-car ferry connects Swan Quarter in Hyde County on the mainland with Ocracoke Island, crossing Pamlico Sound in two and a half hours.
Was founded in 2008 and is led by Janet Jones-King, a graduate of Mattamuskeet High School, class of 1975. The group consists of an Executive Board, Professional Board and Members-at-Large, who have in someway been affected by learning. Members of the Executive Board are dedicated to the daily operation of the organization as well as sharing life experiences with both adults and children of learning disability families while the Professional Board is dedicated to responding to specific education aspects of the learning experience.
ACT OF GOD - NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT SWAN QUARTER'S MIRACLE CHURCH, MOVED BY THE HAND OF GOD May 11, 2009 There are only two possible explanations for what happened in 1876. It was either the most phenomenal coincidence that ever occurred, or it was, literally, an Act of God. The events of that day are supported by numerous sworn statements and legal documents. Swan Quarter, North Carolina is a lowland community. When heavy rains come, the residents closer to sea level fair better than those further away.