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1.He Dives for a Living by Worthy, Pauline The State Vol. 11 Issue 1, June 1943
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Worthy, Pauline
John Henry Louis Mogg, an Australian native, became an American citizen between the World Wars and began a fruitful diving career. Companies along the eastern seaboard commissioned him, but he spent a great deal of time in North Carolina. When a project on the Pamlico River near Washington became available, Mogg was the sole diver responsible for all underwater construction on the marine railway. The marine railway serviced Gahagan Construction Company which was commissioned to launch upwards of 30 wooden barges; the purpose of which to haul crude oil along the Inland Waterway.
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 1, June 1943, p3-4, 39, por
2.Confederate Shipbuilding on the Cape Fear River by Combs, Edwin L., III North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 73 Issue 4, Oct 1996
Combs, Edwin L., III
During the Civil War, Confederate attempts to build ironclads in Wilmington failed because of shortages in skilled labor and materials needed for construction. The Wilmington facilities were more than acceptable for ironclad construction but shortages in oakum, seasoned timber, and metal plate as well as the necessary woodworkers and metalworkers, doomed Confederate efforts.
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 73 Issue 4, Oct 1996, p409-434, il, por, map, f Periodical Website
3.Wooden Ship Construction in North Carolina in World War II by Still, William N., Jr. North Carolina Historical Review Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan 2000
Still, William N., Jr.
This article examines the how the shipbuilding industry helped rejuvenate the economy of North Carolina during World War II. Wooden shipbuilding in particular was already established at several small facilities within the state. Through these facilities, 148 wooden vessels were built in North Carolina that saw service in World War II.
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 1, Jan 2000, p34-53 , il, f Periodical Website
4.Traditional Boats of North Carolina by Taylor, Mark Wildlife in North Carolina Vol. 48 Issue 7, July 1984
Taylor, Mark
Over one 100 years ago, wooden boats used along North Carolina's coasts and in the sounds followed a time-tested pattern. Many of them, including the sharpie, shad boat, and spritsail skiff, are being revived in the 20th-century by people who want to fish from a vessel that is part of the state's maritime heritage.
Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 7, July 1984, p20-27, il Periodical Website
Shipbuilding; Work boats--History
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