About Us
Our development occupies the former site of the historic Eureka Mill. The mill was the largest to operate in Beaufort County. Our community cleaned and developed the site and turned the abandoned property into our beautiful home on the water.
Our Story
Washington Harbour has a historic legacy that stretches all the way back to 1894.
The Eureka Lumber Co., c. 1894, was the largest sawmill operation in Washington at the turn of the century.
Owned by George T. Leach, George A. Phillips, and W.T. Campen, Eureka produced wooden mine props, rollers, and lumber.
Leach also owned part of the Pamlico Cooperage Co. (Havens Garden site) and Paragon Lumber Co. in Bath. Pamlico Cooperage produced potato barrels, bean baskets, and beet crates.
Eureka burned down in 1911 and again in 1951; each time it was quickly rebuilt. Eureka could only import tree lumber by barge, so in 1905, Leach organized the Vandermere Railroad, which gave Eureka a rail facility that could import virgin timberland from southeastern Beaufort County.
Weyerhaeuser purchased Eureka in 1956 and closed the plant three months later. Henry Griffin of Williamston purchased the idle mill in 1958. By 1975, most of the remaining machinery was sold to a mill in Gassaway, West Virginia. (PC OS.)
From the book : “Washington, North Carolina by Louis Van Camp
The Old Eureka Lumber Mill
The pictures below were provided by Sabin Leach, whose family started the Eureka Lumber Mill.
Washington Harbor is conveniently located in the heart of the City with easy access to the highway, river, & sound.
Our address
PO Box1414 Washington Harbor,
Washington , NC 27889
Washington Harbour
Office Mailing Address
Washington Harbour HOA
P.O. Box 1414
Washington, NC 27889
(252) 714-4167