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The history of shipping throughout the eastern portion of the state began during the colonial period. During that time, trading points were established along the Pamlico Sound in Bath Town, on Lionel Reading and Emanuel Cleaves' plantations, and in Washington for local planters to exchange goods with foreign shippers. Out of those ports listed, Washington became the more integral town. In the 1780s a flourishing trade developed between Washington and points in eastern North Carolina. Washington trade also expanded during this period to Europe and the West Indies.
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Governor Arthur Dobbs commissioned the fort in 1755 to protect settlers in the Yadkin River area. Captain Waddell and a company of his troops from Wilmington constructed and were stationed at the fort during the French and Indian War to repel attacks from Cherokee tribes. What remained of the Fort in 1943 was an impression in the ground and several artifacts, all under the care of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Cotton mills accounted for a large portion of Richmond County's industry including the Great Falls Mill, Roberdel Manufacturing Company, Pee Dee Manufacturing Company, Entwistle Manufacturing Company, South Union Mills, Midway Mills, Steele's Mills, and Hannah Pickett Mills. The Hannah Pickett Mills processed the greatest amount of cotton with 3,000 looms with a total spindlage of 103,000. Other industries included agriculture including dairy farms and orchards. Electricity also contributed with hydroelectric dams along the Pee Dee River.
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