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35929
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What TJ Evans shared was evidence of the Banks’ long personal history and occasional weavings into the greater tapestry of American history. His stories highlighting the history of Cape Hatteras Island, its lighthouse, and the Banks’ experiences with hurricanes. As for involvement with historical events of greater reported significance, noted was the only direct contact made with the sinking Titanic, from the Cape Hatteras Wireless Station.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1973, p56-58
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422
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The HOME, a celebrated New York steamship, proved to be no match for a hurricane off Ocracoke in 1837.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 1, June 1992, p14-16, il
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15489
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U.S.S. HURON wrecked on Nags Head's reefs in November 24, 1877. One hundred eight lives were lost during the wrecking despite efforts by Capt. B. F. Meekins, head of the Nags Head lifesaving station. The HURON was a 610 steamer commanded by Captain George P. Ryan when the ship left Hampton roads bound for Key West before a storm blew her ashore.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 24, Nov 1935, p7, il
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13642
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The wreck of the steamship Metropolis is a catastrophe that shook America and led to the establishment of an all-year beach patrol by the Coast Guard.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 23, Nov 1951, p34-, 23, por, f
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15323
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The Metropolis wrecked off the Currituck Lighthouse on December 29, 1877. The two-mast steamer carried 246 passengers and 102 perished in the wreck. Aboard the ship were supplies to build a railroad in Brazil. A terrible storm drove the ship onto shore not far from Currituck Lighthouse.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 18, Oct 1937, p3, 22, il
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35482
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A victim can be the Central America, a ship that an oceanographic atlas and US Navy wreck list had tried to locate. Victim can be defined by the loss of 482 human lives. In this case, victim directly alluded to the loss of gold. Approximately $600,000 of this precious metal—in the form of coins, dust, and nuggets—was jettisoned by the crew into the sand clouded briny deep.
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New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 5 Issue 3, May/June 1977, p10-13, 45, 47