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Southeast, North Carolina
Washington NC
Pamlico waterfront and Castle Island reach
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Wreck timber
Sea potteryAlso reported: wharf pilings.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Revolutionary-era port and 19th c. steamboat town on the Pamlico, burned 1864, with the Castle Island ships graveyard just offshore
ECU maritime studies documented the 19th c. port waterfront and the Castle Island ships graveyard in formal reports
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Wind tides change water level fastBoat traffic, snaggy bottom
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