North Carolina Schooners 1815-1911: A History of Shipping, Civil War Confiscations, Archaeological Sites, and the S. R. Fowle and Son Company of Washington, NC [NOOK Book]
Common wisdom has held that the schooner was the dominant sailing vessel type used in 19th and early 20th Century North Carolina for travel and trade. However, no proof had been put forward proving this assertion. This study proves that the common wisdom is correct, using hard numbers to increase our maritime historical knowledge of the use of schooners and other vessels that North Carolina depended on for economic stability. Results of nearly 100 years of shipping Certificates of Enrollment and Registry data compilation are presented graphically and analyzed, providing the reader with an over-all view of the vessels types working within and our of North Carolina’s eight ports: Elizabeth City, Edenton, Plymouth,
Common wisdom has held that the schooner was the dominant sailing vessel type used in 19th and early 20th Century North Carolina for travel and trade. However, no proof had been put forward proving this assertion. This study proves that the common wisdom is correct, using hard numbers to increase our maritime historical knowledge of the use of schooners and other vessels that North Carolina depended on for economic stability. Results of nearly 100 years of shipping Certificates of Enrollment and Registry data compilation are presented graphically and analyzed, providing the reader with an over-all view of the vessels types working within and our of North Carolina’s eight ports: Elizabeth City, Edenton, Plymouth, Washington, Ocracoke, New Bern, Beaufort, and Wilmington. Beyond showing the schooner’s dominance graphically, comparisons with other vessel types shown in the historical record are made. Further, particular attention is paid to the use of schooners by the mercantile firm of S. R. Fowle and Son Company of Washington, NC through surviving shipping ledgers, the use of schooners as sunken obstructions during the Civil War, mariner’s tales of adventure, and an investigation of some schooner nautical archaeological sites in North Carolina. Fully illustrated with contemporary images, nautical archaeological site plans, and modern photographs, this book provides the reader with graphic representations that greatly augment the information provided within its pages.
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Meet the Author
Ann Merriman is a Nautical Archaeologist and Maritime Historian with Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM). Merriman co-founded MHM in 2005 with her husband, Christopher Olson. MHM’s mission is to preserve, conserve, document, and when necessary, excavate the finite maritime and nautical archaeological resources in Minnesota within a not-for-profit paradigm. MHM also strives to preserve maritime documents in manuscript form through digitization and make those resources available to the public at no cost through the Internet Archive. One of MHM’s primary activities is to educate the public about the maritime history and nautical archaeological sites in Minnesota through outreach programs. In 2010-2011, MHM received five Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants: ‘Developing a Plan to Preserve the USS Essex’; ‘Digitization of the USS Essex Log Books’; ‘Mississippi River Aitkin County Survey’; ‘Andy Gibson Starboard Gunwale Excavation and NRHP Nomination’; and ‘USS Essex Log Books II: Editing and Transcription I’. Merriman has a PhD in Egyptology from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Her dissertation, Egyptian Watercraft Models from the Predynastic to Third Intermediate Periods, is a new book published by British Archaeological Reports/Archaeopress of Oxford. This work is a new classification system for Ancient Egyptian watercraft models based on nautical construction attributes and their evolution, if any, over time, as well as their geographic distribution along the Nile River. Secondary nautical attributes and iconography were documented and analyzed as well. Merriman’s MA thesis, “North Carolina Schooners, 1815-1901, and the S. R. Fowle and Son Company of Washington, North Carolina” is the basis for this book. Merriman has an MA in Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology from East Carolina University. Merriman also has a BA in Anthropology Specializing in Archaeology from the University of Minnesota. Merriman has worked on nautical, maritime, and terrestrial archaeological sites in Minnesota, Michigan, North Carolina, Hawaii, and Greece, and has conducted artifact and historical research throughout the US, Canada, 15 European countries, Israel, and Egypt.
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Common wisdom has held that the schooner was the dominant sailing vessel type used in 19th and early 20th Century North Carolina for travel and trade. However, no proof had been put forward proving this assertion. This study proves that the common wisdom is correct, using hard numbers to increase our maritime historical knowledge of the use of schooners and other vessels that North Carolina depended on for economic stability. Results of nearly 100 years of shipping Certificates of Enrollment and Registry data compilation are presented graphically and analyzed, providing the reader with an over-all view of the vessels types working within and our of North Carolina’s eight ports: Elizabeth City, Edenton, Plymouth,