On Cannons Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Dillard’s Mill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The area known as Cannon’s Ferry is a long-standing community that has been shaped by the Chowan river. In 1794, Jacob Cannon of Perquimans County purchased for $126.00 in gold and silver “one-third part of the Land Plantation of Houses and . . . — — Map (db m60669) HM
On Cannons Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Dillard’s Mill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Chowan River has played an important role in North Carolina’s history and economy. It is part of the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System (the second largest estuarine system in the United States) and is one of the smaller basins in North . . . — — Map (db m60665) HM
On Cannons Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Dillard’s Mill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Cannon’s Ferry has a long tradition of herring fishing. Years ago this site had numerous fishing houses where individual fishermen would store their boat and gear and could process their catch.
In the mid 1940S, twelve local fishermen decided . . . — — Map (db m60666) HM
On Cannons Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Dillard’s Mill Road, on the left when traveling north.
After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island in February 1862, U.S. Navy vessels patrolled the Chowan River from its mouth in North Carolina to Franklin, Virginia, located on the Blackwater River, a tributary. The Chowan River here . . . — — Map (db m60626) HM
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