Record #:

13058

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

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.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 3, July 1955, p8, 14, f

Subject(s):

Dams--Design and construction; Dams--New Inlet