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Record #:
2629
Author(s):
Alford, Michael B.
Abstract:
Development of watercraft that worked the state's coastal waters during then 19th-century is documented in a pictorial series.
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Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. Issue 5, Oct 1995, p28-32, il
Subject(s):
Boatbuilding; North Carolina--History--Pictorial works
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Record #:
16181
Author(s):
Alford, Michael B.
Abstract:
The state's history of boatbuilding began with native population shaping log boats to a modern industry of shipbuilding for the commercial fishing industry. Log boats would develop into a tradition of sailing fishing craft called sharpies and finally a motorized shad boat.
Source:
Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Spring 1989, p26-29, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Boatbuilding
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Record #:
29374
Author(s):
Alford, Michael B.
Abstract:
North Carolina watercraft descended from a long and rich maritime tradition. Wind and water, geography and topography, culture and economics shaped the state’s distinctive watercraft, and the boats shaped the lives of generations of watermen and fishermen. The shape and structure of boats, such as shad boats and sharpies, have evolved over time, but the boat-building traditions continue.
Source:
Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p42-45, il, por
Subject(s):
Boatbuilding--History; Boatbuilding
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Record #:
1942
Author(s):
Alford, Michael B.
Abstract:
Discovery in 1989 of a flatboat in a Trent River meander near New Bern gave insight into the building and use of an important transportation mode, the ferry in colonial North Carolina.
Source:
Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Oct 1991, p10-16, il, f
Subject(s):
Ferries; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Trent River; Underwater archaeology--New Bern
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