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THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC MUSEUM: 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 • (252) 986-0720

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Evidence Suggests the Midgetts Were Actually Mighty

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

The Midgett name is well-known on the Outer Banks for the family’s service in the US Life-Saving Station and eventually the Coast Guard. There is an extensive number of members of the Midgett family who have served in these service positions; however, what gives the...

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Three men salute outside a fence surrounding a the british war graves, many other people are in the background

British War Graves ceremony, Buxton

British Cemetery in Buxton Buxton, North Carolina

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of 63 foreign sailors, who died while protecting the U.S. coast during World War II. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come...

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a man in a suit stands at a podium with a woman in a Navy uniform behind and to his left looking on. sign in front reads british cemetery

British War Graves ceremony, Ocracoke

British Cemetery on Ocracoke 234 British Cemetery Rd, Ocracoke, NC

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of 63 foreign sailors, who died while protecting the U.S. coast during World War II. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come...

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