Martin Johnson, widely known steamboat man and Master of the “Trenton” plying between Elizabeth City, Nags Head and Manteo, holds the record for distance covered on any particular route in the section. Capt. Johnson has sailed over 1,000,000 miles on his route which he has followed every day, continuously and successively for the past 35 years, six days a week, 52 weeks a year.
Capt. Johnson sails about 92 miles a day, 550 miles a week, 28,600 miles a year, 1,001,000 miles in 35 years. The total round trip mileage between Elizabeth City and Manteo via Nags Head is about 97 miles, but an allowance of several miles is made to cover occasional absences on business and pleasure.
This is an instance of staying at home and traveling a lot. But who wants to stick on a job 35 years to travel a million miles? It is proof that a man is interested in what he is doing.
From the front page of The Independent, Elizabeth City, Friday, June 23, 1922
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