Record #:

34592

Author(s):

Goodwin, Jack

Abstract:

Whaling was a significant industry in early Carteret County. Harvested whale oil and bone sold at a high price. Goodwin provides some price comparisons recorded in the Carteret Court minutes of 1741.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 12 Issue 1-4, 1996, p25

Subject(s):

Carteret County--History; Fisheries--North Carolina, Eastern