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First steamboat made in N.C. Built in 1818 by Otway Burns, privateer in War of 1812. Shipyard located 350 feet S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

First steamboat made in N.C. Built in 1818 by Otway Burns, privateer in War of 1812. Shipyard located 350 feet S.W.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID C54)

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