Record #:

4426

Author(s):

Beaman, Thomas E., Jr.; Carner-McNaughton, Linda F.; Mitz, John J.; Robinson, Kenneth W.

Abstract:

In 1958, Brunswick Town was rediscovered and excavations began shortly thereafter. Research at the site between 1958 and 1968 contributed to Brunswick Town's becoming a State Historic Site. The authors summarize the decade's archaeological investigations, their significance, and their importance in the archaeological history of the state.

Source:

North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 47 Issue , Oct 1998, p1-33, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Historic sites--Brunswick County; Brunswick Town--Antiquities; Archaeology and history--Brunswick County

Record #:

2066

Author(s):

Smith, Scott

Abstract:

Founded in 1726 as a business venture by Maurice Moore, Brunswick Town prospered as a sea port but declined after the American Revolution and was in ruins by 1830. Now a state historic site on the Cape Fear River, it attracts over 50,000 visitors a year.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 61 Issue 10, Mar 1994, p29-30, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Brunswick Town; Historic sites--Brunswick County; Moore, Maurice Sr. 1670-1743

Record #:

8451

Author(s):

Loftfield, Thomas C.

Abstract:

On May 29, 1664, colonists arrived in what is now Brunswick County to establish a town. Most of the arrivals were English. They chose a site on a low knoll at the mouth of Town Creek, a large tributary of the Lower Cape Fear River. Considerations in selecting this site would have included navigation, anchorage, defense, and centrality of position within the colony. The settlement was intended to be an agricultural one. By the fall of 1667, the colony was abandoned. Forces far removed from the colony contributed to its decline, including failure to obtain essential patents and charters from the king and lords proprietors, England�s war with Holland, and internal squabbles among the colony�s backers. Loftfield discusses what excavations reveal about the colony.

Source:

North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 54 Issue , Oct 2005, p36-48, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Historic sites--Brunswick County