Record #:

42836

Author(s):

Tester, Brandon

Abstract:

Currently, the watercraft industry employs 330 people in Beaufort County and accounts for a large portion of the county's tax base. it is likely shipbuilding was already in progress in Washington before its establishment in 1776. The city saw its first steamboat in 1835. To assist present industry needs, Beaufort County Schools are now offering boat building classes and Beaufort Community College is establishing a boat manufacturing program.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 2, March-April 2021, p18-23 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boatbuilding--Beaufort; Boats and boatbuilding--North Carolina, Eastern; Boating industry--North Carolina, Eastern; Washington (N.C.)--History

Record #:

42837

Author(s):

Hofmann, Chelsea

Abstract:

The article features three women who have impacted the history of Washington; namely, Edna Ferber, author of the novel, Show Boat; Susan Dimock, Washington native and one of the first licensed female physicians in the country and Sarah Keys Evans, who eclipsed the famed Rosa Parks in a landmark civil rights case in 1955.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 2, March-April 2021, p26-29 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Washington (N.C.)--History; Dimock, Susan J., 1847-1875; Ferber, Edna, 1885-1968; Evans, Sarah Keys (Civil Rights)

Record #:

42838

Author(s):

Hofmann, Chelsea

Abstract:

Owner Laura Miller of Southern Nest and owners Pat Lewis and Candace Dail of South Market Antiques in downtown Washington remark on their varied interests in antiques and antiquing.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 2, March-April 2021, p32-37 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Antiques; Antiques businesses--Washington