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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 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Shipwrecks--Cape Fear River; Shipbuilding--Cape Fear River
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Record #:
35188
Author(s):
Melton, Marjorie Blankenship
Abstract:
A ballad describing the battleship North Carolina’s return to its home port by captain Piggy Purriss.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 1, July 1962, p50-56
Subject(s):
Ballads; Folk music; Folk songs; Shipbuilding--Cape Fear River
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