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[[Image:Pasquotank from MACU Campus 2007.jpg|thumbnail|right|Pasquotank River from [[Mid-Atlantic Christian University]] campus]] |
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The '''Pasquotank River''' is a coastal water-body in Northeastern [[North Carolina]] in the [[United States]]. Located between [[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden]] and [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]] counties, the Pasquotank connects directly to the [[Albemarle Sound]] and is part of the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] via [[Elizabeth City]]. |
The '''Pasquotank River''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=US English pronunciation of the name of the Pasquotank River, North Carolina.ogg|'|p|{|s|k|w|@|t|{|n|k|}}) <ref name="North Carolina Collection">[http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html Talk Like A Tarheel], from the North Carolina Collection's website at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Retrieved 2012-09-18.</ref>is a coastal water-body in Northeastern [[North Carolina]] in the [[United States]]. Located between [[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden]] and [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank]] counties, the Pasquotank connects directly to the [[Albemarle Sound]] and is part of the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] via [[Elizabeth City]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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==References== |
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North Carolina State Library. July 1997. “County History.” North Carolina Encyclopedia. [http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/CNTYOUT/CTYCOVER.HTM] 18 Nov. 2000. |
North Carolina State Library. July 1997. “County History.” North Carolina Encyclopedia. [http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/CNTYOUT/CTYCOVER.HTM] 18 Nov. 2000. |
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Revision as of 18:38, 18 September 2012
The Pasquotank River (/ˈpæskwətænk/ ) [1]is a coastal water-body in Northeastern North Carolina in the United States. Located between Camden and Pasquotank counties, the Pasquotank connects directly to the Albemarle Sound and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway via Elizabeth City.
History
The name "Pasquotank" is derived from pashetanki, an Algonquian word translated as "where the current forks." The river gained importance in trade and shipping during the American colonial period.
The Battle of Elizabeth City was fought on the Pasquotank River where a small Confederate fleet was sunk in defense of the City. The Confederate ships sunk on the Pasquotank River in the battle were the CSS Black Warrior, CSS Fanny, CSS Sea Bird, and the CSS Appomattox.
Some principal industries along the Pasquotank were transport, logging, and oyster harvesting. Since the twentieth century, the commercial viability of the river has declined, as more traffic uses the Intracoastal Waterway by way of Coinjock. The river is now primarily frequented by pleasure boaters.
References
- ^ Talk Like A Tarheel, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
North Carolina State Library. July 1997. “County History.” North Carolina Encyclopedia. [1] 18 Nov. 2000.