About Pungo Creek & Our Company
My ancestors pioneered the State of North Carolina. They arrived here before 1696 during the second attempt to establish a colony on the outer banks. About 140 years after the first settlers from the Lost Colony disappeared. They eventually settled in a small farming community known as Longacre near Bath, North Carolina. I decided to name the company after the
creek that runs through it. In those days, Pungo creek was a vital part of life in the Longacre farming community. Our family farm land was passed down from one generation to the next and that farm is still operated by my family today. I wanted to tie my ancestral roots to my business so the name Pungo Creek represents my ancestral heritage and the pride associated with those who came before me. Today Pungo Creek is still a very important part of the timber business because many of the trees used for our logs are logged in and around the swamp land surrounding Pungo Creek and Bath North Carolina where the famous pirate Edward Teach use to live (aka Black Beard). About Us
Pungo Creek Log Home Timber Brokers has always been a small family business bound by family values and we strive to keep it that way. My grandfather started out in the construction business back in 1930 during the Great Depression. After my grandfather retired, my dad assumed his leadership role and that leadership position has since passed to me. Long before my dad retired, we found ourselves in the middle of a severe recession in the mid 1980’s that forced us to consider diversifying. I had returned home from a 5-year tour of duty with the Marine Corps in October of 1986 to work in the family business. In the spring of 1993, we expanded and began building log homes all over the country in an attempt to bring more stability to the business. We transformed the construction business into a national service company. However, the construction business has always been operated separate from the timber operation. Therefore, we have traditionally operated the construction company under CGC Log Home Construction Company. We were a turnkey operation in those days. However, during the last few years, we were forced to discontinue our turnkey construction concept. We downsized to a dry-in service for many reasons mainly the price of fuel and overhead.
