| Summary |
The North Carolina shad boat was first built on Roanoke Island at the end of the 19th century and grew in popularity over the following half century among small fishermen in eastern North Carolina. Through documentation of the four remaining shad boats constructed by George Washington Creef, the original designer, an analysis of design and construction characteristics was completed. The models for analysis were constructed in Rhinoceros software and hull statistics were calculated using Orca 3D. The resulting statistics provided an accurate description of the vessel and this data was compared with data from other vessel types in order to test the unique qualities of the design. Historical sources, namely interviews of first and second hand shad boat users and builders, were consulted in order to reconstruct resource acquisition and vessel construction. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. |
| General note | Advisor: David J. Stewart. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 21, 2016). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2016. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
