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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV2F_burnsides-expedition-crossing-hatteras-bar-the-burnside-expedition-at-hatteras-inlet_Hatteras-NC.html
Side A:Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras BarOn January 11, 1862, the Burnside Expedition left for Fort Monroe, Virginia destined for Hatteras Inlet 120 miles to the south. Two days later, the fleet of over eighty vessels was struck by a stro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV1P_pea-island-lifesavers_Rodanthe-NC.html
Only U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge, 1880-1900. Operated near here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV0I_americas-1st-attempt-at-civil-war-reunification_Hatteras-NC.html
Orchestrated by Union Colonel Rush C. Hawkins, the Hatteras Convention was held nearby on November 18, 1861. The state's secession was declared null and void, Hatteras was proclaimed the capitol and Marble Nash Taylor became provisional governor. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLJ8_life-at-the-light_Buxton-NC.html
There have been words written to the effect that the lighthouse keepers and their families had a very lonely life; however, we did not have this experience. In fact, just the opposite would be more apt to apply. The lighthouse was always a favorit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLH6_maritime-casualties-of-the-american-civil-war-loss-of-the-uss-monitor_Hatteras-NC.html
Side A:Maritime Casualties of the American Civil WarAfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. Thompson.Dec. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLH1_paukenschlag_Buxton-NC.html
"The losses by submarines off our Atlantic seaboard and in the Caribbean now threaten our entire war effort." Chief of Staff George C. Marshall, 19 June, 1942
During the first six months of 1942, these beaches revealed crude oil, twisted metal,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLGS_the-camp_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
"We intend to be comfortable while we are here."Wilbur Wright, November 23, 1903These replica buildings mark the location of the Wright brothers' hangar (left) and living quarters (right) of their 1903 Kill Devil Hills Camp. They also established …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLDO_the-first-flight_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
"The flight lasted only 12 seconds, but nevertheless the first in the history of the world in which a machine carrying a man had raised itself by its own power into full flight, had sailed forward without reduction of speed, and had finally landed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJZJ_cape-hatteras-lighthouse_Buxton-NC.html
Tallest brick lighthouse in nation at 208 feet.Constructed, 1869~1870,to mark Diamond Shoals.Replaced 1802 structure.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDGB_the-fanny_Rodanthe-NC.html
Late in the afternoon of October 1st, 1861, the Confederate steamers Raleigh, Junaluska and Curlew engaged and seized the Union tug Fanny three miles west of here. Her ammunition and supplies, intended for 600 Union soldiers camped at Chicamacomic…