Record #:

3728

Author(s):

Cecelski, David

Abstract:

At the beginning of the 20th-century, the tiny town of Navassa in Brunswick County was the home of Wilmington's most important industry--guano fertilizer. The Navassa Guano Company was founded in 1869, and the town grew up around it.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Early Summer 1998, p20-23, il

Subject(s):

Guano--Navassa; Fertilizer industry--Wilmington--History; Navassa--History