Record #:

42836

Author(s):

Tester, Brandon

Abstract:

Currently, the watercraft industry employs 330 people in Beaufort County and accounts for a large portion of the county's tax base. it is likely shipbuilding was already in progress in Washington before its establishment in 1776. The city saw its first steamboat in 1835. To assist present industry needs, Beaufort County Schools are now offering boat building classes and Beaufort Community College is establishing a boat manufacturing program.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 2, March-April 2021, p18-23

Subject(s):

Boatbuilding--Beaufort; Boats and boatbuilding--North Carolina, Eastern; Boating industry--North Carolina, Eastern; Washington (N.C.)--History