Brett A. Clark/The Daily Advance George Ramsay demonstrates how a Shingle Lighter boat is maneuvered, Wednesday, Ramsay built the boat based on only two known drawings of the vessel that will be on display on the Great Dismal Swamp canal trail.
Building a type of boat that no one has seen for 150 years isn’t easy. But with the aid of photographs from a magazine and a little help from his friends, George Ramsey managed to build one in five months.
The local school board’s recent decision not to add a Coast Guard representative to its ranks could make it difficult for Elizabeth City to earn the much-coveted “Coast Guard City” status from the U.
The Elizabeth City Housing Authority has asked Pasquotank County for help repaying an overspent federal grant, but county officials want assurances that steps have been taken to shore up fiscal controls before they agree to help out.