Henrietta IIi Riverboat Floating Down Cape Fear Nc
by John Telfer
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Henrietta IIi Riverboat Floating Down Cape Fear Nc
Artist
John Telfer
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While on vacation this past July 2015 I was visiting the downtown section of Wilmington, North Carolina. While taking in the various restaurants and tourism shops I stopped to have something to eat at one of the local restaurants that has an outdoor portion that sits overlooking the Cape Fear River. The Cape Fear River runs from the Atlantic Ocean into Wilmington, North Carolina. As I was sitting down I quickly noticed this beautiful old Riverboat called the, Henrietta III that takes passengers up and down the Cape Fear River and serves drinks and food. For some very interesting history of the Henrietta III's background please feel free to read below;
Henrietta III is named for Henrietta, a trailblazer for steamboats on the Cape Fear River, which enjoyed a long and financially successful life. James Seawell at his plantation at what is now Fayetteville, North Carolina built her in 1817-1818. Seawell named the boat for his daughter, Henrietta. The Henrietta was launched April 30, 1818 under the command of Captain Charles Taws. Her first run from Fayetteville to Wilmington was in July 1818. She ran the river between Wilmington and Fayetteville for forty years. When she was retired from service, she had run at least one and one-half million miles on the Cape Fear River and had earned no less than one and one-half million dollars for her owners.
Cape Fear Riverboats, Inc. currently operates Henrietta III and Captain J. N. Maffitt. Cape Fear Riverboats, operators have been a part of the Historic Downtown Wilmington business community for over 2 decades. Henrietta III is North Carolina�s largest Riverboat.
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