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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

1 day ago

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2 days ago

On this day in 1782 British forces under command of Major Isaac Stuart landed in Beaufort and captured the town. They came ashore from three different British privateer vessels, Peacock, Rose and Retaliation commanded by Captain Duncan McLean. The British seized all vessels in the harbor and spent the next five days plundering the town. Patriot militiamen retaliated and engaged British scouting parties in the area. On the 10th of April British forces abandoned the town and returned to their ships. They remained in the harbor and any attempt to land again was thwarted by militia. An eventual truce was called and prisoners exchanged, with the British finally leaving on the 17th to Charleston, South Carolina. Drawing by Museum Exhibits Curator Mike Carraway depicting local militia setting up defensive posts in sand banks. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

On this day in 1722, the town of Beaufort is appointed as a port by the Lords Proprietor's Deputies for the unloading and discharging of vessels. The Lords Proprietors consisted of eight men who were granted the tract of land known as Carolina by King Charles II. By 1722 much of the shares of the colony had been passed on to heirs or changed ownership by sale or court rulings. Eventually by 1729 all shares except one were slated to be sold to King George II. Portion of a 1733 map showing the vicinity of Beaufort. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

Fish Friday!
On this day in 1908 a fisherman's scow that was found stranded 10 miles SW of the U.S. Life-saving Station Core Bank on March 26 was finally floated and returned to its owner.
A scow was a wide, flat bottom barge like boat with upward sloping square ends that was used for transporting bulk materials through shallow waters.
Given the location of this stranded scow, and the owners description as fisherman, it might be a safe guess that this vessel was used for transporting catches of fish!
This portion of a 1900 chart shows the area of Station Core Bank (marked LSS) and where the scow stranded, near the community of Davis Shore. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

5 days ago

On this day in 1864 a group of Confederate raiders sneak past enemy lines on a secret mission to blow up the Cape Lookout lighthouse. The lens in the lighthouse was removed by Confederate forces upon North Carolina's joining the Confederacy in 1861, making navigation for Union vessels more difficult. It was eventually replaced by Union forces with a different one in 1863 following Beaufort and Morehead City's occupation. The idea to blow up the tower was to render it completely useless with no chance of being restored. The 1812 tower at Cape Lookout, still standing at the time, was also a target. Both structures were relatively unharmed in the incident but enough damage was done to the stairs, glass and oil supply to render the 1859 tower temporarily inoperable until late June of that year. This computer generated image by the National Park Service sets the scene for that time period with both towers present and the taller 1859 tower not yet painted with it's daymark pattern. ... See MoreSee Less

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