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Wreck of the U.s.s. 'Huron'

Wreck of the U.s.s. 'Huron' is a North Carolina historical marker in Dare County, dedicated 1953.

NC 12 (Virginia Dare Boulevard) at Bladen Street in Nags Head

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Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Livesaving Service.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

(Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States, 1891, covering the location of Wreck of the U.s.s. 'Huron', with a pin at the marker's coordinates
(Virginia, N. Carolina) Railroad Map of the United States, 1891, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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This marker is part of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, run by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources jointly with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Marker texts and locations are the program's own, as the Department publishes them.

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