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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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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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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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The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway

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

The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway stretches the length of North Carolina’s 200-mile barrier islands. The unique maritime culture shared by the 21 coastal villages led to the road’s designation as a National Scenic Byway in 2009. The route is entered from the north at...

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Salty Dawg Speaker Series

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

The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum's 2022 Salty Dawgs Speaker Series features 23 presenters on North Carolina maritime history and culture including topics on piracy, shipwrecks, whaling, sea shanties and the mystery of the Lost Colony. The speakers are historians, divers, maritime history Master's candidates,...

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