The Curious Case of Construction: A Uniquely Built Wharf at Brunswick/Fort Anderson

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Stephanie M. Byrd (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: The waterfront area of Brunswick Town , a small but important transatlantic port on the Cape Fear River , was a major shipping and commercial center for southeastern North Carolina. The major export of tar , pitch , and turpentine to British controlled areas helped established this town for naval stores. In his original investigations of Brunswick Town , Stanley South noted ballast stone piles in the river that might be evidence of up to five colonial wharves. At one of these locations , river front erosion from increased modern commercial traffic recently revealed a colonial era wooden dock that connected to a property historically owned by William Dry II. This thesis will focus upon the archaeological investigations conducted in 2015 by the East Carolina University Archaeological Field School , specifically on the construction of this wooden wharf at the point of land connection , and the recovery of artifacts associated with Brunswick Town's shipping and commercial enterprise.

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Language: English

Date: 2018

Keywords

William Dry III, colonial

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