The Pasquotank River
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the

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. Retrieved 2012-09-18. is a coastal water-body in Northeastern

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in the

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. Located between

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and Pasquotank counties, the Pasquotank connects directly to the

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and is part of the

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via Elizabeth City. Machelhe Island is a

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on the Pasquotank River.

History

The name "Pasquotank" is derived from ''pashetanki'', a Carolina Algonquian word translated as "where the current forks." The river was originally controlled by the

Secotan The Secotans were one of several groups of American Indians dominant in the Carolina sound region, between 1584 and 1590, with which English colonists had varying degrees of contact. Secotan villages included the Secotan, Aquascogoc, Dasamong ...

people, and later gained importance in trade and shipping during the colonial period of North Carolina. 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

by way of Coinjock. The river is now primarily frequented by pleasure boaters.

References

North Carolina State Library. July 1997. “County History.” North Carolina Encyclopedia

18 Nov. 2000.

External links

Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Elizabeth City Area CVB's Blog
* {{authority control Rivers of North Carolina Bodies of water of Pasquotank County, North Carolina Bodies of water of Camden County, North Carolina Tributaries of Albemarle Sound