Bath, North Carolina
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Location in North Carolina
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1705 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | North Carolina | ||
| County : | Beaufort County | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 28 ′ N , 76 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 275 (as of 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 305.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.7 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 0.9 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 4 m | ||
| Postal code : | 27808 | ||
| Area code : | +1 252 | ||
| FIPS : | 37-03840 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1018985 | ||
Bath is the oldest city in the state of North Carolina in the United States . It was founded in 1705 by the British explorer John Lawson and has a population of 275 (2000).
At the time of piracy in the Caribbean (16th to 18th centuries) it was an important point of contact for the pirate Blackbeard . This stood there under the protection of the then governor Charles Eden .