Abstract:
The long, curving, stone dam separating the river from ocean between Federal Point and Baldhead Island, was completed in 1881, closing the inlet, which was opened during a storm in 1761. Designed by Mr. Henry Bacon, the New Inlet Dam allowed waterborne commerce to flourish by eliminating shoals and allowing a deeper channel from the larger volume of water. The Dam was capped with cement later on and is now considered a fisherman's paradise. The Dam was also extended south past Corncake Inlet some years later.