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7556
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The oldest grocery store on Hatteras Island was started in 1866 by C. B. Stowe and A. J. Stowe. The business has remained in the same family and has been in three or four buildings. An old ledger book describes how the business was run, costs of items and what people purchased, and debtor boat accounts, which were items purchased for use with boats.
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7557
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In this SEA CHEST interview, Lloyd Styron discusses baseball on Hatteras Island. The first time he played the game was in 1914, and the first game he ever saw was between a team from Washington, North Carolina, and the Hatteras team. The visiting team came by boat. Baseball was played in the morning by boys aged 9-13; the 14-17- year-olds played until mid-afternoon; and the men played until dark. Styron recounts some of the games he played, other players, and players who went on to play major league baseball.
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7558
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Burrus, who was born on Hatteras Island, was Dare County's first major league baseball player. The Philadelphia Athletics brought him up to the major leagues in 1919. In 1925, he was with the Boston Braves as their regular first baseman. He ended his career in 1930, with Atlanta. In ten years of professional baseball, Burrus had a batting average of .326 and a fielding average of .990. He returned to Hatteras Island where he was a Texaco distributor, fish buyer, and county commissioner. He died in Currituck County in 1972.
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7559
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Weather observations have been taken on Hatteras Island since 1874. Much of the information on this period is contained in the weather station's log books, which are housed at the Cape Hatteras Weather Service. The books contain material on weather, shipwrecks, and local happenings. The SEA CHEST staff continues the compilation of entries. This issue continues coverage of the year 1876.
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7560
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Mrs. John “Odessa†Wasili is a potter and native of Hatteras Island. She lived off the island for a while, working for the government in Washington, D.C. She began studying pottery on the island in 1947. After she moved with her husband to San Francisco, she took a number of adult education classes in pottery. They later returned to Hatteras Island. Wasili is a charter member of the Albemarle Craftsman's Guild and makes pottery for her business, the Pirate's Chest Gift Shop. She discusses her work and creations.
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7561
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In this SEA CHEST interview, Lloyd Styron talks about the early days of blue marlin sportfishing in Outer Banks' waters. The first time anyone fished for blue marlin off the Outer Banks was in 1933, and the second time was in 1936. Styron describes the people who came to fish, the boats and equipment they used for fishing, the size of the marlins they caught, and his experiences accompanying them.
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7562
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Austin has been building boats since he was a young man. He has his own methods for building boats; he has never used any special plans, and he follows his own instinct when building. He uses three tools when building boats in his shop: a dewalt, joiner, and a planer. Austin can build two fourteen-footers a week.
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7563
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Gordon Watts is the state underwater archaeologist and one of the discoverers of the MONITOR. In this SEA CHEST interview, he discusses the history of the MONITOR and how it was found.
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7564
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The SEA CHEST staff continues the compilation of entries contained in the weather station's log books which are housed at the Cape Hatteras Weather Service. This issue contains selected observations for the years 1875 and 1876.
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7565
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Preston Stowe discusses his life as a boatbuilder. Stowe's first experience in boatbuilding was in 1938, when he helped his father build a boat. In 1941, he worked at the Norfolk Ship Building and Drydock Company, and in 1942, at a boatyard in Manteo. After the war, he began building his own boats. The largest boat he has built is twenty-six feet and the smallest sixteen feet. Juniper is his main wood source.
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7566
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore naturalist Clay Gifford discusses the effect of litter on wildlife. Many people who litter along the beaches or in natural areas often do not realize the harm they are creating for wildlife. Among the items Gifford considers a menace to wildlife are monofilament fishing line, plastic six-pack bottle holders, paper from Polaroid films, and cans. Birds can be ensnared, strangled, or poisoned by these items.
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Austin discusses the fundamentals of net tying. He fished with his brothers from 1925 until he went off to World War II. When more net was needed when fishing, he got the equipment and materials and tied on more net. Austin illustrates fifteen steps in how to tie a fishing net.
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Maurice Bernard Folb, Chief Pharmacist's Mate with the U.S. Navy, first came to Hatteras Island in 1920. In this SEA CHEST interview, he talks about his arrival in Buxton, midwives and their remedies, dipping vats and cattle drives, baseball, and other pastimes.
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Although coastal life-saving activities date back to 1848 in New Jersey and New York, the United States Life-Saving Service was not officially established until April 20, 1871. Construction of the first three of eleven life-saving stations on Hatteras Island began in 1874. Stations were usually built five to seven miles apart to insure as much coverage of the beach as possible. The article includes a map which locates the eleven stations and a chart which positions the stations by longitude and latitude.
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7576
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This article is a compilation of the keepers and crews who manned the eleven life-saving stations on Hatteras Island between 1874 and 1914. The stations are Oregon Inlet, Pea Island, New Inlet, Chicamacomico, Gull Shore, Little Kinnakeet, Big Kinnakeet, Cape Hatteras, Creeds Hill, and Durants.
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