Record #:

28553

Author(s):

Wenner, Joan

Abstract:

Archaeologists are exploring a sunken blockade runner off the North Carolina coast near the Cape Fear River. The wreck was confirmed as the Scottish-built Agnes E. Frye, one of three sidewheel steamers bested by Union forces during the Civil War.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 49 Issue 4, April 2017, p20-21, il, por, map

Subject(s):

Archaeology; Shipwrecks--Cape Fear River

Record #:

13475

Author(s):

Davenport, Roy L.; Thomas, Cornelius D.

Abstract:

The first documented vessel built in the New World was supposedly a Spanish gabarra. Constructed in 1526, along the banks of the present day Cape Fear River, Spanish settlers attempted to build a vessel to replace the one they lost entering the inlet.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 10, Aug 1952, p1-2, 15, il

Subject(s):

Shipwrecks--Cape Fear River; Shipbuilding--Cape Fear River

Record #:

34796

Author(s):

Leibach, Julie

Abstract:

The wreck of the Agnes E. Fry was located near the Cape Fear River mouth in 2016. Archaeologists experience almost zero visibility underwater in order to confirm the identity of the Civil War-era blockade runner. Three artifacts have since been pulled up and a 3D model is planned for the future.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. 2 Issue , Spring 2018, p, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blockade runners; Shipwrecks--Cape Fear River; Civil War

Record #:

1941

Author(s):

Wilde-Ramsing, Mark

Abstract:

Pender County middle school students and state archaeologists researched the muddy wreck of what was thought to be the ship SYLVAN GROVE. By studying yellowed newspaper articles and old photographs, the researchers discovered the true name of the vessel.

Source:

Tributaries (NoCar Ref VK 24 N8 T74), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Oct 1991, p1-7, il

Subject(s):

Shipwrecks--Cape Fear River; SYLVAN GROVE (Ship); Underwater archaeology--Wilmington