PEOPLE OF CARROWAY ISLAND

Certain individuals are referenced more often than others, though not always for the same reasons.

• Gulliver Peebles — remembered for establishing the island’s first lasting structure in 1798, placed just above the reach of uncertain tides 
• Bertram Graham — credited with the founding of the Oyster Races following an observation that has since been repeated with confidence 
• Thomas E. Halbrook - mayor of Carroway, Virginia. He is sixth two-year term as mayor.
•  Josiah Wren — known for crafting the Chesapeake Bay’s finest belaying pins, each turned by hand in the old manner and still in quiet use across the island. He is equally remembered as the central figure in Carroway’s oddest court matter, later set down in the widely circulated volume The Curious Case of Josiah Wren, a work read with interest, cited with confidence, and interpreted according to the needs of the moment. 
•  “It is not disputed that Mr. Wren was present. What remains under consideration is the extent to which presence may be said to imply involvement.”
  — The Curious Case of Josiah Wren 
• Reverend Foster — present at most public gatherings, particularly where conduct may benefit from attention 
• Tobias Crowley — associated with the construction of the island’s grass landing strip and the operation of a surplus aircraft of some distinction 

There are others. Their mention is often situational.