Record #:

17739

Author(s):

Still, William N., Jr.

Abstract:

Shipbuilding was a tradition in Onslow County even before its boundaries were officially drawn in 1734. This shipbuilding tradition was not limited to small riverine craft and dugouts but included large vessels and steamboats. Swansboro was the main location for these boatbuilding endeavors constituting over half of the vessels built within the county.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 5, Oct 1995, p7-14, por

Subject(s):

Swansboro--History; Boatbuilding--North Carolina, Eastern