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

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dc.contributor.advisorEwen, Charles R., 1956-
dc.contributor.authorByrd, Stephanie M.
dc.contributor.departmentAnthropology
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-14T15:27:55Z
dc.date.available2018-08-14T15:27:55Z
dc.date.created2018-08
dc.date.issued2018-08-06
dc.date.submittedAugust 2018
dc.date.updated2018-08-09T20:05:50Z
dc.degree.departmentAnthropology
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Anthropology
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractThe 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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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/6982
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectWilliam Dry III
dc.subjectcolonial
dc.subject.lcshWharves--North Carolina--Brunswick (Brunswick County)--Design and construction
dc.subject.lcshBrunswick (Brunswick County, N.C.) --History
dc.subject.lcshArchaeology and history--North Carolina--Brunswick County
dc.subject.lcshFort Anderson (N.C.)--History
dc.titleThe Curious Case of Construction: A Uniquely Built Wharf at Brunswick/Fort Anderson
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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