Archaeology at colonial Brunswick
By: Stanley South
Contributors: North Carolina. Office of Archives and History
Publisher: Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Raleigh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780865263437
Subjects: Antiquities; Archaeology and history; Excavations (Archaeology); Historic buildings; Ghost towns; Port cities; History; Material culture; Biography; Social life and customs
Description: "Brunswick was founded in 1726 by Maurice Moore ... [and] the first lots were sold to Cornelius Harnett, Sr. The town became a major British colonial port before the Revolution and was the home of the royal governors of North Carolina for twelve years .... In 1776, it was burned by the British and over the next several decades, it was gradually abandoned"--Preface.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-296) and index.