Category Archives: Sinking of North Carolina and Virginia coast

Albemarle Sound: Voyage Through Centuries XI

Posted on July 5, 2021 by aheronsgarden

Rising Seas and Sinking Land Nathaniel Batts may have been a recluse when he died in 1679, but he was a virtuoso wheeler-dealer in his younger days as fur trader, land owner, pardoned murderer, serial debtor, swindler, explorer who discovered … Continue reading →

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The Sinking of the Albemarle and The Rising of the Sea

Posted on October 1, 2018 by aheronsgarden

Mighty Hurricanes and Deadly Floodwaters One moonless night in 1864 a Union patrol boat, silent, brazen, dared to approach a colossal armored vessel that had been cruising Albemarle Sound and disabling Union ships with outstanding success. This mighty steel-clad Confederate … Continue reading →

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