Editing Hyde County, North Carolina (section)

===Antebellum===
Communities coalesced and churches were formed in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War.{{sfn|Wolfram|Thomas|2008|pp=54–55}}

In 1819, the portion of Hyde County west of the [[Pungo River]] was annexed by [[Beaufort County, North Carolina|Beaufort County]].{{sfn|Wolfram|Thomas|2008|p=49}} Four years later, the area of Currituck County south of [[New Inlet]] was transferred to Hyde County. This area included [[Hatteras Island]].<ref name="HCNCpedia">{{Cite web |last=Vocci |first=Robert Blair |year=2006 |editor-last=Powell |editor-first=William S. |title=Hyde County |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/hyde |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=NCpedia |publisher=University of North Carolina Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srikanth |first=Sai |date=June 17, 2011 |title=Hyde County (1705) |url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/hyde-county-1705/ |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=North Carolina History Project |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 1834, an "apprenticeship" program was begun whereby local Native American children were placed under the tutelage of white families to learn trades. Lasting until 1865, the policy resulted in the loss of much independent Native American cultural identity in the area.<ref name="saunders">{{cite web| url = https://coastalreview.org/2023/01/native-american-roots-run-deep-in-hyde-much-is-unknown/| title = Native American roots run deep in Hyde; much is unknown| last = Saunders| first = Corrine| date = January 11, 2023| website = Coastal Review| publisher = North Carolina Coastal Federation.| access-date = September 10, 2023}}</ref> In 1845, [[Ocracoke Island]] was transferred from [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]] to Hyde County.{{sfn|Hyde County Land Use Plan|2008|p=6}} Ocracoke benefitted from a modest shipping industry which persisted into the mid-1800s, while the mainland portion of county was largely agrarian, though farmers struggled in the swampy terrain.<ref name="medlin"/> Locals also fished and harvested oysters.{{sfn|Wolfram|Thomas|2008|p=57}} In 1860, 37.4% of Hyde's population were slaves—a proportion lower than many other counties in eastern North Carolina.<ref name="medlin"/>