Penderlea

… community in NW Pender County. Land in the area had been purchased after the Civil War by E. R. Brink, a northern investor. He subdivided it, prepared a map, and sold about 50 farms to people in New York City. His mortgage with a Wilmington bank was foreclosed, and the New Yorkers lost their farms and money. Beginning in 1934, the U.S. government purchased a total of 10,500 acres, which was subdivided into tracts of about 30 acres each. Houses and other buildings were erected, and farmers who had been removed from submarginal land taken out of cultivation by the government were moved into the area. A total of 142 farm units were est., and a school, community center, and lake were built. The farms later were sold to those who lived on them.