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The barkentine OLIVE THURLOW was passing Cape Lookout on route to New York when its captain, Jerry Hayes, broke his leg. Seeking medical attention from the nearby lifesaving station, the lighthouse keeper warned the THURLOW’s crew that a storm was approaching. While the Captain was taken to Beaufort for medical attention, the ship and crew were grounded on the beach. This account details their rescue and the demise of OLIVE THURLOW, including the later discovery of archaeological remains.
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Brinson fondly recalls a Christmas tradition started by his local First Methodist Church. Following Christmas service, children in the congregation would receive handmade bags filled with treats. Later in life, Brinson himself would fill the bags with several other family members, continuing the tradition.
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34499
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This article is a reprint of a 1918 letter detailing the first Atlantic Primitive Baptist Church. Formed in 1829, church members erected the structure which was destroyed in 1885. There were numerous delays in re-building as a central property could not be bought without difficulty in obtaining the title.
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In November 1953, the Sea Level Community Hospital was formally dedicated by the Taylor family. Constructed to serve isolated communities in the Outer Banks, the hospital dedication was also a homecoming for hospital benefactors. This article details hospital construction, facilities, and the Taylor family.
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34501
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This article details the life of Alice Green Hoffman, an activist in the women’s suffrage movement, in the Outer Banks. Hoffman was born in New York City but moved to Carteret County in 1918. She sought to protect wildlife on her property ‘Isle of Pines’ in Bogue Banks and, following her death, the land was left to Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter-in-law of President Teddy Roosevelt. In 1956, Roosevelt’s heirs developed the land into Pine Knoll Shores.
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