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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

23 hours ago

On this day in 1918 coast guardsmen at Cape Lookout took up residence in a new U.S. Coast Guard Station that was built to replace an earlier structure. The original station, built in 1887 under the U.S. Life-Saving Service, was eventually decommissioned and sold in 1957. Image of the original station at Cape Lookout and the one finished in 1917. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort posted a video to playlist Maritime Heritage Series.

3 days ago

The ocean is a beautiful and magical place! As Hans Christian Anderson said, "The Whole World is a Series of Miracles.... but we are so used to them we call them ordinary things." Join Associate Education Curator Christine Brin for a quick look at the legend of mermaids and the different ways they have been portrayed throughout time and the world. Join us at 11 a.m. today to bring back some of the magic to the ocean (even if they are only manatees in seashells). ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

3 days ago

Fish Friday!
Fishermen display their catch of striped bass, circa 1950s. We don't know much else about this picture, which is from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries archives. Striped bass can be caught from our coastal rivers and sometimes from the beaches north of Cape Lookout in the winter. It looks like the gentlemen are sporting waders, which would lead us to believe that they were fishing for striper off the beach. Either way, they look pretty pleased with their catch! ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

A lot of hard work by a team of talented and generous volunteers have led to the creation of The Bonehenge Whale Center at the Maritime Museum Gallants Channel Property. Join Natural Science Curator Keith Rittmaster, Bonehenge's director, for a virtual presentation on the creation of Bonehenge and what this new facility has to offer. ... See MoreSee Less

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North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort

4 days ago

On this day in 1910 a sailor from the schooner C C Donoho received care at the U.S. Life Saving Station Ocracoke. The schooner had recently been in a collision with another vessel, the incident happening about 1/4 mile west of Station Ocracoke. The Donoho, homeport New Bern, was regularly used between Washington, New Bern, and Ocracoke. It often carried agricultural goods and general merchandise. Image of the U.S. Life-Saving Station Ocracoke taken sometime after 1915 when the service changed names to the U.S. Coast Guard. ... See MoreSee Less

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