GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE CAROLINA BANKS(Ⅱ)

摘要

Perhaps first vaguely thought of as an isthmus separating the Atlantic Ocean from a sea-route to the Orient, the North Carolina Outer Banks were later briefly considered as a base from which to colonize the mainland. Because the Banks did not have suitable harbors, they were immediately discarded as a site for a colony when reconnaissance showed the superiority of the Chesapeake. Permanent settlement of the Banks awaited the expansion of the Chesapeake set¬tlements southward to the Albemarle and the quest of stock raisers for marsh and island areas for their stock. In order to serve the small riverine settle¬ments and plantations in North Carolina, it was necessary that ships pass through the inlets among the Banks. The shallowness of the inlets and channels necessitated resident pilots at the inlets.