Record #:

14840

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Fisheries and opportunities stemming from fisheries constituted the bulk of Carteret County's industry. Centered in Morehead City, business focused on fishing included the Wallace Fisheries, Carteret Fish and Oil Company, Gordon C. Willis Company, and R. R. Barbour and Otis Purefoy. The Bell-Wallace Shipyard specialized in ship repairs for the government and the Morehead City Port Terminal was run by the Navy. A non-water related industry was the M. H. Willis Lumber Company.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 13, Aug 1943, p16-20, por

Subject(s):

Carteret County--Industry