Record #:

34478

Author(s):

Abstract:

In August, 1879, a category four hurricane struck Wilmington and Carteret County. Contemporary newspaper clippings document damage to local businesses and infrastructure in Morehead City and along the Outer Banks. Several shipwrecks are noted, along with damage to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Summer 1992, p11-12

Subject(s):

Carteret County--History; Hurricanes--North Carolina, Eastern; Storms--North Carolina, Coastal