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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26HB_union-blockading-ship-u-s-s-peterhoff_Bald-Head-Island-NC.html
U.S.S. Peterhoff served on the Union blockade of the Cape Fear until it was accidentally run into and sunk by the U.S.S. Monticello on March 7, 1864 off bald Head Island's East Beach. The Peterhoff's remains are located about one mile offshore.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26HA_generator-house_Bald-Head-Island-NC.html
This brick structure was built to house the generator for the Cape Fear Lighthouse. A slate roof covers brick walls that are approximately 10-1/2 inches thick.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26H9_captain-charlies-station_Bald-Head-Island-NC.html
These four dwellings were provided by the government for the keepers of the Cape Fear Lighthouse and their families. Captain Charles Swan, the first keeper of the light, lived with his family and staff in these homes from 1903 until 1933. The smal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26H8_fort-holmes-1863-1865-batteries-no-1-and-no-2_Bald-Head-Island-NC.html
A rectangular sand bastion, Battery No. 2 mounted a 100-pounder Brooke Cannon and was located about 200 yards east. The site of circular-shaped Battery No. 1 with its 10-inch Columbiad cannon is about a 100 yards to the west. It sat upon the south…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QX_currituck-beach-lighthouse_Corolla-NC.html
A Working Lighthouse
On December 1, 1875 the beacon of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse filled the remaining "dark space" on the North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry Lighthouse to the north and Bodie Island Lighthouse to the south.
To dis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QQ_first-flights-december-17th-1903_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
On this cold and windy morning, the Wrights achieved the world's first controlled flights. Here, they realized not only their own dream—but also one of humanity's oldest dreams—to fly!
The boulder and numbered markers on the field i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QP_commemoration_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
On December 17th, 1928, only 25 years after the Wrights achieved flight, three thousand people from over forty nations gathered at this remote place to celebrate the global importance of the birth of flight.
The National Aeronautic Association …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QO_getting-off-the-ground_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
After four years of scientific research and rigorous experimentation, and with their 1903 Flyer on the rail, the Wrights are set to fly. In unison, they each pull down on a propeller. The engine roars to life and the propellers whip through the ai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QM_big-kill-devil-hill_Kill-Devil-Hills-NC.html
When the Wright brothers were here, Big Kill Devil Hill—the hill in front of you—was a massive sand dune. Thousands of times, the brothers trekked up this and three nearby dunes to conduct glider experiments.
Climbing the hill was s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25QL_waterfowl-hunting_Corolla-NC.html
Waterfowl hunting is an essential piece of Currituck history and culture. Hunting accelerated rapidly during the 19th century and is a proud tradition carried on by many Currituck natives.
Market Hunting
In the mid 19th century, duck (particu…