The region along Deep River in central North Carolina once boasted a small but significant coal mining industry that from the early 1800s to the end of the 20th century provided fuel for manufacturing and domestic use. Confronted by natural obstacles and other challenges--including a devastating explosion in 1925 that killed 53 men and boys--entrepreneurs made numerous attempts (some successful, some not) to harness the power of coal in a state still defining itself in a modernizing nation. Iron forges and hearths required ample supplies of coal to meet local demand, and the Deep River deposits provided them when no others existed.

June 30, 1854 Treasurer's Report of the Cape Fear & Deep River Navigation Company. Included was a financial statement from July 16, 1853 to June 30, 1854. This report was also approved by a committee appointed following a stockholder's meeting.

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