This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Inland Waterway Vision From Roanoke Isle To Beaufort Canal
The narrative follows a winter voyage from Roanoke Island toward Pamlico Sound and Adams Creek, detailing ice sheets, shore blinds for waterfowl, and Ocracoke’s cemeteryless habit. It recounts the Beaufort Canal’s construction, forest clearing, and a Federal party led by prominent lawmakers touring the right of way, noting tidal and salinity contrasts and the canal’s traffic benefits for yachts and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatteras
Ocracoke
Roanoke Island
Pamlico Sound
Neuse River
Adams Creek
Beaufort Canal
John H. Small
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Addison E. Burk
Great Waterway Associations
United States
Beaufort
Central Highway of
North Carolina
Beaufort Town
Paint Rock
Asheville
Newport River
Norfolk-Southern Railway
Morehead City
Beaufort Harbor
Atlantic