Record #:

44485

Author(s):

Fleming, Monika

Abstract:

Other than dug out canoes used by Native Americans, the earliest conveyances along the Tar River wee flat boats. these were usually 50 or 60 feet long and were propelled by pushing poles along the banks of the river bottom. Steamboats first started to appear around 1836.

Source:

Welcome to Tarboro & Homes Magazine (F 264 T3 W4), Vol. Issue , July 2025, p27-28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tar River--History--Traveling