Record #:

22713

Author(s):

Sherman, Kimberly B.

Abstract:

As early as the 1730s, it was discovered that the environment of the Lower Cape Fear was suited for growing rice, and small-scale rice cultivation flourished. Although the rice industry was often overshadowed by naval stores, it had a long-lasting effect on the colonial economy and laid a foundation for agricultural growth and broader Atlantic trade into the nineteenth century.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 91 Issue 3, July 2014, p255-287, il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rice farmers--Lower Cape Fear; Rice production--North Carolina; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Cape Fear Region