Steamboat lore:
One toot of the whistle, steamboat’s coming;
Two toots of the whistle, freight’s aboard;
Three toots of the whistle, a lady coming ashore;
Four toots of the whistle, a corpse aboard.
The Sideboard from a wrecked steamer.
To read "Steamboats on the Cape Fear", a narrative by Rev. Nash A. Odom click here.
To see a list of the steamers and their captains click here.
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