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Trees cut in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century were bound together as a raft and floated down the Cape Fear River to saw mills around the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. A large number of these trees, called “sinkers,” were so dense they sank to the bottom of the river, [...]
When Carolina was first settled in the 1600’s, the land was dense with long leaf pine and cypress trees. They grew slowly, taking about 200 years to mature. The result was heart pine that had a unique character and beauty. The colony went to work cutting the timber and floating it down the river to [...]