Digest>Jan/Feb 2021

Photo Caption:

During the first six months of 1942, this was what could often be seen offshore within a dozen miles of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. In North Carolina waters alone, 93 ships were sunk or damaged and more than 1,700 people were killed during the battle of “Torpedo Junction.” (National Archives photo)
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Story:

150th Anniversary of the First Lighting of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Dec 16, 2020
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