Record #:

24619

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

This article presents an eye-witness account of the famous wrecking event of the USS MONITOR (ship), one of the first iron-clad warships ever built, in the Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras. The account was originally in ‘Harper’s Weekly’ in 1863.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 4, July 1963, p9, 27, il

Subject(s):

MONITOR (Ship); Cape Hatteras--History; Diamond Shoals--History; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Record #:

24620

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill; Zarr, Susan Sharpe

Abstract:

The authors discuss the history of Clay County, North Carolina and suggest places of interest to tourists.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 4, July 1963, p14-16, il

Subject(s):

Clay County--Description and travel; Tourism; Tourism--North Carolina