Record #:

7541

Author(s):

Toth, Barry; Burrus, Don; Rollinson, Michael

Abstract:

Maurice Bernard Folb first came to Hatteras Island in 1920. He was a Chief Pharmacist's Mate with the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Cape Hatteras for six years and ten months. Folb gave medical attention to all who needed it, delivering babies and treating various diseases. In this SEA CHEST interview, he discusses traveling about the island to treat patients, the wreck of the Carroll A. Deering, the diphtheria epidemic, and recreation on the island.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1973, p43-51, il

Subject(s):

Hatteras Island--History