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The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment pp 175–192Cite as

The Rural Vessel Abandonment Areas of North Creek, North Carolina

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This chapter reports on planning, methodologies, and results of East Carolina University’s initial boat abandonment survey in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System. The survey was initiated following student reports of abandoned water craft in the sounds. Supported by a NC Department of Cultural Resources Survey and Planning Grant, the ECU Program in Maritime Studies conducted historical research and a shoreline and remote sensing survey along the Pamlico River’s north shoreline. While many individual wrecked and/or abandoned watercraft were encountered, this chapter reports on boat abandonment areas that were located.

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Acknowledgments

This project would not have been possible without the Department of Cultural Resources grant funding. PMS students Annalies Corbin and Jeff Morris were key coworkers during field work. Several other PMS students participated. The most important contributor to the project was Mr. Glen Credle, a local resident who provided key information about people and their boats, thus linking people, material culture, and archaeological sites.

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  1. Program in Maritime Studies, Department of History, East Carolina University, Admiral Ernest M. Eller House, 27858, Greenville, NC, USA

    Lawrence E. Babits

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  1. Program in Maritime Studies, History and Coastal Resources Management, East Carolina University, E 5TH ST, Greenville, 27858, North Carolina, USA

    Nathan Richards

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    Sami Kay Seeb

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Babits, L. (2013). The Rural Vessel Abandonment Areas of North Creek, North Carolina. In: Richards, N., Seeb, S. (eds) The Archaeology of Watercraft Abandonment. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7342-8_10

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