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    The "Bohemian Girl" Project : A Steam Launch Study

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    Thompson, Matthew Hawley
    Abstract
    The objective of this thesis is to research Lake Waccamaw's maritime activity from 1880 to 1910. Similar research projects concerning remote lakes, like Lake Waccamaw, were conducted in areas only accessible after the development of steamboats and railroads. Like many of those bodies of water, Lake Waccamaw was connected to other parts of North Carolina by railroad. Unlike other lakes and waterways, Lake Waccamaw only had one steamboat, named the Bohemian Girl, built and operated by Samuel Potts. This steam launch was photographed giving tours to Lake Waccamaw visitors. The Bohemian Girl's role was never documented. If no records were kept concerning the steam launch, then how can the Bohemian Girl's function and significance be determined? This thesis examines the Bohemian Girl's purpose and the manner in which the steam launch reflected its owner and period society.    A secondary objective of this research is to determine how many other vessels named Bohemian Girl were constructed. Given the vessel's lack of documentation, what research methods and data could answer this question? This thesis draws upon archaeological, photographic, and oral history data to examine conflicting reports that at least two different launches were named Bohemian Girl. If proven more than one existed, the thesis' primary objective of ascertaining the vessel's significance could assist in determining why Captain Potts named his subsequent vessel(s) Bohemian Girl as well. Both primary and secondary objectives are complimentary and will provide a thorough overview of Lake Waccamaw's maritime icon.  
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2961
    Subject
     Anthropology; Anthropology, Cultural; History, United States; Archaeology 
    Date
    2010
    Citation:
    APA:
    Thompson, Matthew Hawley. (January 2010). The "Bohemian Girl" Project : A Steam Launch Study (Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship. (http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2961.)

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    Thompson, Matthew Hawley. The "Bohemian Girl" Project : A Steam Launch Study. Master's Thesis. East Carolina University, January 2010. The Scholarship. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2961. September 26, 2023.
    Chicago:
    Thompson, Matthew Hawley, “The "Bohemian Girl" Project : A Steam Launch Study” (Master's Thesis., East Carolina University, January 2010).
    AMA:
    Thompson, Matthew Hawley. The "Bohemian Girl" Project : A Steam Launch Study [Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University; January 2010.
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    • Maritime Studies
    • Master's Theses
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    East Carolina University

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