Record #:

22713

Author(s):

Sherman, Kimberly B.

Abstract:

As early as the 1730s, it was discovered that the environment of the Lower Cape Fear was suited for growing rice, and small-scale rice cultivation flourished. Although the rice industry was often overshadowed by naval stores, it had a long-lasting effect on the colonial economy and laid a foundation for agricultural growth and broader Atlantic trade into the nineteenth century.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 91 Issue 3, July 2014, p255-287, il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rice farmers--Lower Cape Fear; Rice production--North Carolina; North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Cape Fear Region

Record #:

22228

Author(s):

McKoy, W. B.

Abstract:

An account of the exploration and settlement of the lands around the Cape Fear River, including details of settlements, land charters, laws, and citizens.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 7 Issue 3, January 1908, p210-235, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Cape Fear Region

Record #:

28617

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

William Dry, Brunswick planter in colonial North Carolina, has been a relatively neglected figure in the state’s history. Dry was a revolutionary and one of the leading citizens of the Cape Fear during the Stamp Act controversy. Although Dry was one of Cape Fear’s most vocal supporters of the American Revolution, he never participated actively on its behalf.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Oct 1973, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Cape Fear Region