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Abstract:
The author's father, Earl Francis O'Boyle, a U.S. Navy radio operator, was assigned to the Cape Lookout Direction Finders Station in 1938. Gentry recounts some of her parents' experiences while living on the cape from May 1938 to May 1941, when the Navy closed all Direction Finders Stations from Maine to California.
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This article discusses some of the author’s earliest memories of Morehead City. Visiting family during WWII, the author recalls the blackout practices put into effect to deter enemy attacks on shipping vessels. Houses and cars blacked out their lights while an alarm would sound in town to alert residents of nightfall. Post-war, the author describes local vernacular boatbuilding traditions and boat usage.
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Macajah Adams, a Salter Path native, worked as a carpenter and shipbuilder during the first half of the 19th century. Adams’ workspace was his yard; utilizing local juniper and cypress woods, he constructed vessels without the aid of blueprints. Once finished, boats were launched into Bogue Sound and outfit with motors and electrical systems.