Editing Derry (section)

===18th and 19th centuries===
[[File:1837Londonderry.jpg|thumb|upright|Map of County Londonderry, 1837]]
The city was rebuilt in the 18th century with many of its fine [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] style houses still surviving. The city's first bridge across the River Foyle was built in 1790. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the port became an important embarkation point for Irish emigrants setting out for North America.

Also during the 19th century, it became a destination for migrants fleeing areas more severely affected by the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]].<ref name="Johnson">{{cite journal |title=The population of Londonderry during the Great Irish Famine |journal=The Economic History Review |last=Johnson |first=James H. |date=1957 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=273–285 |doi=10.2307/2590863 |jstor=2590863}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Derry Beyond the Walls: Social and Economic Aspects on the Growth of Derry 1825–1850 |page=67 |first=John |last=Hume |author-link=John Hume |date=2002 |publisher=Ulster Historical Foundation |isbn=9781903688243}}</ref> One of the most notable shipping lines was the [[McCorkell Line]] operated by Wm. McCorkell & Co. Ltd. from 1778.<ref name="McCorkell">{{cite web |last=McCorkell |first=John |title=McCorkell Line: 1778–1897 |work=McCorkellLine.com |date=2001 |url=http://www.mccorkellline.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904194327/http://www.mccorkellline.com/ |archive-date=4 September 2010}}</ref> The McCorkell's most famous ship was the ''Minnehaha'', which was known as the "Green Yacht from Derry".<ref name="McCorkell" />