Record #:

2066

Author(s):

Smith, Scott

Abstract:

Founded in 1726 as a business venture by Maurice Moore, Brunswick Town prospered as a sea port but declined after the American Revolution and was in ruins by 1830. Now a state historic site on the Cape Fear River, it attracts over 50,000 visitors a year.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Mar 1994, p29-30, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Brunswick Town; Historic sites--Brunswick County; Moore, Maurice Sr. 1670-1743