Ageless

Welcome		Sign on Rt.24

Cap'n Pat Crawford		From Davidson Journal (Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.) Spring 1998 "Clifford R. Crawford '23, now deceased, was a baseball standout for the Wildcats at first base in the early 1920's. Also a basketball player and an honor student, Crawford went on to play major league baseball for the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Crawford compiled a lifetime .280 batting average and was a utility player for the Cardinals' famous 'Gas House Gang' that won the 1934 World Series. His first hit in the major leagues was a grand slam home run against the Boston Braves in 1929. In 1937, he and his wife Sarah purchased a 20-acre site in Morehead City, and there operated Camp Morehead by the Sea for many years. Crawford died January 25, 1994." A.B., Davidson College; M.A, Ohio State. Camp Morehead was founded in 1938 by Pat Crawford and operated by him for twenty-two years. He coached athletics at Gastonia High School, Guilford College and Ohio State University; served as Director of Physical Education in Goldsboro and Morehead City Schools; and, served as Superintendent of Recreation for the City of Kinston for several years. During his baseball career he played with the New York Giants, Cincinnati rids and the World's Champion St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. He has worked with boys and girls of all ages. Check out Cap'n Pat's professional baseball stats - "Cap'n Pat - Batting" button.


Beach trip		Counselors in the water first! Make the box! Catch a wave! Headcount! On the bus! Back to camp for lunch...

Flying Scots		They were fast, drew as little as six inches of water and as much as 4.5 feet, and could carry six to eight campers. See the Swansboro bridge in the background? These boats are on their way back to Camp Morehead from Swansboro on a broad reach in a southwest breeze. A note from Jim Marrow: ...and you're sickeningly young if you think the Scots are the camp's old boats. Some remember the era of the old Lightnings (Jolly Roger, Ann Bonney), the Judge (the original one-of-a-kind), the Comets (I think Harvey lost the last one about '70), wooden Sailfish with those rudder plates that wouldn't stay put, the Skates, the bicycle boat, the Patty J and Leatherneck... and only a few good men, really good men, could sail the Moths. I was there when the first Scots arrived, Nos 1306, 1307 & 1308, a big day for camp, the start of the "modern" era.

Hobees		Radical for their time, this rigid sail design has spawned entire industries (like sailboards). Fast is fun...

Inspection		Mom did her job - making a list of all the things in this camper's trunk. Please don't find the candy or wet trunks in there, Cap'n Purcell! Note from Shep Haw - By the way, the cabin inspection photo includes Ronnie Thomas as SC and me as AC. Cap'n Purcell is inspecting Christopher Gauss's footlocker. There were 7 campers from Wilson in that cabin. I believe the photo was taken in 1971.

Cap'n J. Purcell Jones		The man is truly timeless. Thanks for everything, Purcell!

Motorboat		Please email if you know the people in this photo. Our guess is that a young Bob Richards is at the wheel. Note from Shep Haw - I think that is Jimmy Withers at the helm of the Mako in the motorboat photo.

Rigging Class		First morning at camp - rigging class on the Sunfish. If you were a camper from the sixties on, do you remember this class? Can you still tie a bowline?

Sunfish		What a great boat to learn on... Responsive, easy, and even turning over is fun!

Sunfish Race		Blue mark weather, Sunfish regatta. Life is very good...

Cap'n J. Purcell Jones		Purcell devoted his undivided attention to Camp Morehead from the late fifties until 1996. His athletic background is as follows: Member of the Monmouth College (Ill.) Basketball Team; member of the University of Georgia's Pre-Flight School's Football Team; and several years of professional baseball. He served on the Staff of Durham's City Recreation Department; was an Instructor in the University of N.C.; and coached football, basketball and baseball at Clinton High School. During World War II the saw service overseas with the famed Seabees.

Cap'n Pat & Purcell		With this pair you could beat a full house any day of the week.

Cap'n Pat - Batting Practice		Pat Crawford at his very best - working on baseball with a group of kids.

Pop Cordova		It was easy to see where Cap'n Tommy got both his craftsmanship and his teaching skills.

Cabin Row		The original Cabin Row. What a beautiful site. Cabin 1 is the one on the left. That's where Cap'n Purcell started his career at the camp. The whole time he was a counselor, he had cabin 1. The handwriting was on the wall.