Record #:

8078

Author(s):

Brigham, Mary; de Nijs, Lynda

Abstract:

The authors discuss the importance of waterways for transportation in eastern North Carolina during the 17th- and 18th-centuries. At that time it was the only mode of travel to cover any distance in a reasonable amount of time and remained so until railroads replaced them in the early 19th-century. Bridges and ferries were necessities and were sources of income to their operators, and many farmers and manufacturers relied on water travel to get their products to market.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 2004, p17-25, bibl

Subject(s):

Transportation--History; Waterways--North Carolina, Eastern