Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River
North Carolina's Haw River has a rich geographic, ecological and cultural history, tracked here from its source to its confluence with the Atlantic Ocean. From grinding mills to algae science, this popular history features interviews with mill owners and workers, archaeologists, environmentalists, farmers, water treatment managers and many others whose lives have been connected to this river. Additionally, it explores life on the river's banks and humans' place in its rich ecology.

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Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River
North Carolina's Haw River has a rich geographic, ecological and cultural history, tracked here from its source to its confluence with the Atlantic Ocean. From grinding mills to algae science, this popular history features interviews with mill owners and workers, archaeologists, environmentalists, farmers, water treatment managers and many others whose lives have been connected to this river. Additionally, it explores life on the river's banks and humans' place in its rich ecology.

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Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River

Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River

by Anne Melyn Cassebaum
Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River

Down Along the Haw: The History of a North Carolina River

by Anne Melyn Cassebaum

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Overview

North Carolina's Haw River has a rich geographic, ecological and cultural history, tracked here from its source to its confluence with the Atlantic Ocean. From grinding mills to algae science, this popular history features interviews with mill owners and workers, archaeologists, environmentalists, farmers, water treatment managers and many others whose lives have been connected to this river. Additionally, it explores life on the river's banks and humans' place in its rich ecology.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786459483
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 04/21/2011
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 646,527
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Anne Melyn Cassebaum is associate professor emerita at Elon University where she taught writing, environmental and American literature for 25 years. She serves on the board of the Haw River Assembly and lives in Alamance County, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments 1

Introduction 3

1 From Seep to Swamp - Forsyth, Guilford Counties 5

2 Streaming, Swamping Haw - Guilford, Rockingham Counties 12

3 Cotton Mill River - Alamance County 43

4 Water Power and Whitewater - Chatham County 136

5 Jordan Lake - Chatham County 174

6 Coastal River to the Sea - Chatham, Lee, Harnett, Cumberland, Bladen, Columbus, Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover Counties 192

Appendix: Citizen Organizations Working for the Health of the Haw 205

Chapter Notes 207

Bibliography 223

Index 225

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