North Carolina wine there were some 25 wineries in North Carolina, with extensive independent vineyards, to the extent that North Carolina dominated the national market for American wines at the time. The "Scuppernong" grape was the primary source for North Carolina's 19th Century wine, as it had been for about two centuries. The Civil War ended that market dominance, through damage to the industry by loss of manpower and scarce capital, as well as through revocation of winemaking licenses due to regulatory retribution following the war. Wine production began to recover in the decades after the war through the early 20th Century. However,
Stoney Creek (North Carolina) Stoney Creek (North Carolina) Stoney Creek, or Stony Creek, is a watercourse in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA, that flows through the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina in its lower course before joining the Neuse River. Stony Creek is named in local records as early as 1756. In the Price map of 1808 it is called Rocky Creek. It is a tributary of the Neuse River. It is about long. The Stoney Creek watershed covers in central Wayne County. The headwaters are near Wayne Executive Jetport at an elevation of about . From there the creek drops about 4 to