Ask and Answer for Aug. 22

Published: August 22, 2011 

This week's question

The building at 825 Bay Street, built around 1880, was purchased by descendants of Lithuanian immigrants in 1902. It was a department store until just recently. What building is this?

From last week

Question: True or false: The Sea Island Hurricane of 1893 killed about 50 people total.

Answer: False. The Sea Island Hurricane of 1893 killed about 2,000 people.

First to answer correctly: Carey Butler

Send your answer to features@beaufortgazette.com, and we'll recognize in print the first person who responds correctly. You can also submit your northern Beaufort County trivia questions to features@beaufortgazette.com. If we select your question, we'll publish your name.

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