First steamboat made in N.C-Swansboro NC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Countrydragon
N 34° 41.258 W 077° 07.051
18S E 306025 N 3840443
Located on NC 24 near Front St. in Swansboro NC
Waymark Code: WM7YC8
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
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Prometheus"

First steamboat made in N.C. Built in 1818 by Otway Burns, privateer in War of 1812. Shipyard located 350 feet S.W.

FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event

Date of FIRST: 01/01/1818

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