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13137
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Thousands have awakened to the natural opportunities of North Carolina. One of the major breakthroughs of higher standards of living is ownership of a pleasure boat. North Carolina's boating waters are hard to beat, with the Inland Waterway passing through the state to Florida, dozens of rivers, and calming shoals.
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19729
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The numerous sounds, rivers and creeks of North Carolina's coastal plain, although shallow and dangerous for large ocean-going vessels, were well suited for small craft and were great channels of commerce and trade before the installation of railroads. This article looks at changes in the inland waterways during this period as well as use for waterways, the kinds of vessels found on the waterways and difficulties in navigation.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Apr 1931,
p145-154, f
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8001
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On the Dan River in the 1800s, the bateau was the choice of residents for shipping and receiving goods. The bateau, a double-ended, flat-bottomed vessel with a wide hull, can measure up to 60 feet with a capacity for carrying 10,000 pounds of cargo. Propulsion is man-powered by a crew of three. One sits in the back and works the tiller, while the other two plunge long poles down to the river bottom, push their weight against them, and walk from one end of the bateau to the other. The first bateau appeared on the Dan in 1792. Three Rivers Outfitters of Eden has revived this relic of the 19th-century. The company's 40-foot replica takes passengers on a one-mile voyage from Eden Wildlife Access to Leaksville Landing. Gigley recounts his experiences on the voyage.
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17180
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Since the beginning of hostilities between the United States and the Axis powers, a great toll of life, property, and valuable and useful merchandise has been taken along the Atlantic Coast by both surface and under sea raiders. It has thus been suggested that the use of the Inland Waterway would greatly reduce the tonnage lost due to attack.
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