Record #:

36141

Author(s):

Kirwan, Virginia

Abstract:

Though it was credited as reviving the post-Civil War economy, the lumbering industry had played a role in New Bern’s fiscal development since the Revolution period. Attesting to and assuring its longtime importance to New Bern were businesses such as the Blade Lumber Company and Weyerhaeuser Company, and the establishment of the Croatan National Forest.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 3 Issue 1, May 1990, p27-34

Subject(s):

Lumber trade--North Carolina; New Bern Historical Society; New Bern--Economic development; Weyerhaeuser Co.; Croatan National Forest; Craven County--Economic conditions; Craven County--History; American Revolution