Posted in On This Day, tagged atlantic hotel, beaufort nc, morehead city nc, nc gov thomas jarvis, nc hurricanes on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1879: Winds of 135 mph and tides 4 feet above normal hit the North Carolina coast. “Beaufort and Morehead City are classed as ruined . . . completely wrecked,” reports the Raleigh Daily News. Only two lives are lost, both in rescue attempts, but the storm destroys Beaufort’s landmark three-story Atlantic [...]
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged abraham lincoln assassination, edward steers, gen sherman, lincoln assassination encyclopedia, morehead city nc, u s grant on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“James Ferguson, a witness for the prosecution, told of finding a letter floating in the water near Morehead City, North Carolina. The letter was in cipher. A translation of the letter, addressed to ‘John’ and dated April 15, was read into the court record. “The letter makes coded references to killing Lincoln and others, including [...]
