Windsor in Bertie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dugout Canoe

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 7, 2024

1. Dugout Canoe Marker

Inscription. Early Native Americans built canoes by hollowing out long sections of trees (usually cypress trees). They often used fire to help hollow and shape the log.

European settlers saw how well dugouts worked on the region’s waterways and began making their own. These boats were called “kunners”.

Dugouts were common in this region up until the 1930s. This canoe was found in the bed of the Roanoke River around 1950. Details suggest that it was built in the late 1800s or early 1900s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 35° 59.499′ N, 76° 56.682′ W. Marker is in Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County. It can be reached from Sutton Drive south of West Water Street (U.S. 17) when traveling south. Marker located at the Roanoke Cashie River Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 W Water St, Windsor NC 27983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roanoke River Underground Railroad Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Herring Fishing Boat (within shouting distance of this marker); Roanoke/Cashie River Center Grave Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Eden House Root Cellar

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); WWII POW Camp (about 400 feet away); Railroad Depot Vault (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Engagement at Windsor (about 400 feet away); Gray’s Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Other markers no longer nearby. Wellington and Powell Railroad (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Engagement at Windsor (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 7, 2024

2. Dugout Canoe Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 7, 2024

3. Dugout Canoe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.