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Steam packet ship wrecked off the beach of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in the 1837 Racer's Storm hurricane. USS Home United States: 12 October 1870 Steamship that sank off Cape Hatteras. USS Huron United States: 24 November 1877
The Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District is a historic district encompassing a collection of shipwrecks in the Cape Fear area of southeastern North Carolina. The district includes several clusters of underwater archaeological resources associated with as many as 21 shipwrecks dating to the American Civil War . [ 2 ]
Shipwrecks of the coastlines of North and South Carolina and in their harbors and coastal rivers. Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total.
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Graveyard extends along the whole of the North Carolina coast, northward past Chicamacomico, Bodie Island, and Nags Head to Sandbridge Beach, and southward in curving arcs to the points at Cape Lookout and Cape Fear. [7] This spot is known as Cape Point, which is the stretch of beach that divides Hatteras Island's north- and south-facing ...
From May 1994 to August 2008, over 130 new shipwreck locations have been discovered in the area. Known since the beginning of European exploration , the shoals were marked on a map in 1738. The southern edge of the shoals has been marked by nine lightships including the Frying Pan , a light tower , and a weather buoy .
A diving team in North Carolina recently discovered the remains of a woman who went missing more than a year ago, authorities said. The woman, 33-year-old mother Dana Leigh Mustian, disappeared in ...
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, North Carolina, June 2007. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is a maritime museum that focuses on the maritime history and shipwrecks of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The museum is located in Hatteras Village, the southernmost community on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, and opened in 2002. [1]