arle peninsula in particular ‘‘has the largest and deepest peat soils in North Carolina’’ and contains nearly half the peat for the entire state. Similarly, the Great...
14. Lost Heritage: Last River Highway
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Much of the Albemarle region was virtually inaccessible by road until relatively recently. The vast swampy Albemarle peninsula was particularly isolated, especially the remote communities along the Alligator River. Indeed, one of these, Kilkenny, was described as late as the 1930s as ‘‘one of the most isolated villages in North Carolina.’’ Although indeed...
15. Urbanization and Depopulation
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In March 1540 the de Soto expedition observed the Apalachee Indians of northwest Florida (Tallahassee) making fine cloth spun from the bark of mulberry trees: ‘‘And they know how to process it and spin it into thread and to prepare it and weave it.’’ The women wore white cloaks from this cloth and made a fine appearance ...
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The journey through the tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina in the preceding chapters has recorded environmental and human events over some fifteen thousand years, the approximate period that people have lived here. From this history, we can safely predict that well into the future this region will continue to experience periodic megastorms, droughts,...
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Page Count: 272
Illustrations: 12 b&w illus., 1 map
Publication Year: 2010