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  2. Shad boat - Wikipedia

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    The shad boat is a traditional fishing boat which was proclaimed the Official State Historic Boat of North Carolina by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1987. [1] [2] One hundred years earlier, George Washington Creef of Roanoke Island built the first shad boat in North Carolina in the early 1880s. Creef shaped his boat hull from the root ...

  3. Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Independent lifeboat services in Britain and Ireland began to be established around the coasts towards the end of the 18th century in response to the loss of life at sea. More recently, independent services have been set up in response to the increasing popularity of coastal and river sport and leisure activities.

  4. Clyde puffer - Wikipedia

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    Clyde puffer. Steam Lighter VIC32, one of the last two seagoing coal-fired steam Clyde Puffers. The Clyde puffer is a type of small coal-fired and single-masted cargo ship, built mainly on the Forth and Clyde canal, which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides of Scotland. Built between 1856 and 1939, these stumpy ...

  5. Packet boat - Wikipedia

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    Packet boats were medium-sized boats designed for domestic mail, passenger, and freight transportation in European countries and in North American rivers and canals, some of them steam driven. They were used extensively during the 18th and 19th centuries and featured regularly scheduled service. Steam driven packets were used extensively in the ...

  6. List of plantations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Built from 1776 to 1863. The following table shows the plantations in North Carolina that were built between 1776 and the end of the Civil War. /  35.83750°N 77.621806°W  / 35.83750; -77.621806  ( Adelphia Plantation) /  36.05333°N 78.19583°W  / 36.05333; -78.19583  ( Archibald H. Davis Plantation) Built in 1820 (about).

  7. Bateau - Wikipedia

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    Bateau. A bateau or batteau is a shallow- draft, flat-bottomed boat which was used extensively across North America, especially in the colonial period and in the fur trade. It was traditionally pointed at both ends but came in a wide variety of sizes. The name derives from the French word, bateau, which is simply the word for boat and the ...

  8. Rosyth Dockyard - Wikipedia

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    Rosyth Dockyard / r ə ˈ s aɪ θ / ⓘ is a large naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth at Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, owned by Babcock Marine, which formerly undertook refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels and submarines. Before its privatisation in the 1990s it was formerly the Royal Naval Dockyard Rosyth. Its primary role now is the ...

  9. Iredell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Iredell County ( / ˈaɪɜːrdɛl / EYE-ur-del) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,693. [3] Its county seat is Statesville, and its largest community is Mooresville. The county was formed in 1788, subtracted from Rowan County.