Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune
By Stratton C. Murrell and Jean Murrell
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Stratton C. Murrell
Dr. Stratton C. Murrell, a lifelong resident of Onslow County, is an optometrist with a passion for collecting historical stories and pictures. He and his wife, Billie Jean Murrell, a retired public health nursing director who shares a similar interest in history, have co-authored this intriguing volume to celebrate Jacksonville�s rich and colorful past. The collection of vintage photographs and informative text will fascinate both longtime residents and newcomers alike with a vivid portrayal of life in days gone by.
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Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune - Stratton C. Murrell
Lejeune.
One
THE TOWN AROUND THE COURTHOUSE
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune is located in Onslow County, North Carolina, and the town’s history relating to its becoming the county seat and the site of the county courthouse is quite interesting.
The Native Americans on the east coast of what is now North Carolina began to see a different kind of person arriving on these shores in the early 1700s. Even though they were illprepared to live on this land, the newcomers proved themselves to be of fairly hardy stock, and they began small settlements. The land, rivers, and streams became their means of livelihood.
Many who came to the area, later known as Onslow County, were from the more eastern sections of the Carolina Colony or the shores of Virginia. Travel was difficult and the population was scattered. So problematic was it for people to get from the area now called Onslow to Wilmington in New Hanover County or Beaufort in Carteret County to take care of their legal affairs that in 1734 Onslow County was formed from parts of those counties. A small courthouse was built on the New River and, later, another at Johnston. The first was destroyed by fire and the one at Johnston was destroyed by the great hurricane of 1752. Another courthouse was built at Wantland’s Ferry landing and the