Record #:

20367

Author(s):

Eastman, Jane M.; Hargrove, Thomas

Abstract:

Excavations near Hamps's Landing on the Lower Cape Fear River in New Hanover County have revealed a previously undefined type of ceramics. The limestone-tempered, fabric-pressed sherds have, until now, been unidentified in coastal North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Archaeology (NoCar E 78 S55 S6), Vol. 46 Issue , Oct 1997, p91-108, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ceramics--Prehistoric; Cape Fear River--Archaeology

Record #:

34899

Author(s):

Markovich, Jeremy

Abstract:

The Agnes Fry shipwreck was recently found near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The Agnes Fry had a long career as a Confederate blockade runner during the American Civil War. Billy Ray Morris, director of the Underwater Archaeology Branch of North Carolina, has been able to identify it.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 1, June 2017, p136-144, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blockade runners; Underwater archaeology; Cape Fear River--Archaeology