Buxton in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Diamond Shoals

Photographed by Kevin W., June 23, 2009

1. Diamond Shoals Marker

Inscription. "Graveyard of Atlantic." German submarines sank over 100 ships here, 1941 - 42, in the "Battle of Torpedo Junction." Shoals are 3 mi. south.

Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway departments. (Marker Number B-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 35° 15.951′ N, 75° 31.237′ W. Marker is in Buxton, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is on State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buxton NC 27920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Radio Milestone (approx. ¼ mile away); Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Welcome to Buxton… (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Shifting Shoreline, An Imperiled Lighthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Inching Inland (approx. one mile away); Keepers of the Light (approx. 1.1 miles away); Life at the Light (approx. 1.1 miles away); Commonwealth War Graves Commission (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buxton.

Diamond Shoals and U.S.S. Monitor Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 23, 2009

2. Diamond Shoals and U.S.S. Monitor Markers

Photographed by R.D. Stroud, May 31, 2010

3. Diamond Shoals Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,983 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.