Eno River State Park (4.5 miles; d=4.90)
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The approximate track of my hike at Few's Ford Access, in Eno River State Park, as depicted a la Google Earth...
Eno River State Park Hike Route Map
The approximate track of my hike at Few's Ford Access, in Eno River State Park...
Eno River State Park - Fews Ford Entrance
Welcome to the Few's Ford Access area of Eno River State Park, the westernmost portion of the park...
My hike for the day began adjacent to the historic Piper-Cox House. Unfortunately the park has not felt the need to place any informational boards around explaining the history of the home so I'm a little lacking for a story here. I did find out it was built in the mid to late-1800's and was one of the finer houses in the region. The back of the house appears to be the original part of the home with the front being added later...
Few's Ford, I found out later, has quite a long history. The land surrounding the ford was first settled in 1758 by a man named William Few, Sr. Over the last 250 years the site has had a busy history. A small community sprouted up around it complete with mills and a tavern. Today nothing remains of the ford's rich history and once again looks much the same as it did prior to 1758...
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on August 28, 2014Beautiful photos! Quite the place to take a long walk--- I'd have to agree with you, in that the park would be well served to have a few more interpretive signs, or something, regarding the history within it.