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

Wreck of the U.S.S. Huron

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, August 13, 2013

1. Wreck of the U.S.S. Huron Marker

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

Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1904.

Location. 35° 58.559′ N, 75° 38.07′ W. Marker is in Nags Head, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is at the intersection of South Virginia Dare Trail (State Highway 12) and East Bladen Street, on the right when traveling north on South Virginia Dare Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nags Head NC 27959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s 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,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carolista Baum (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jockey's Ridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Natural Wind Laboratory (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jockey’s Ridge State Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); About the Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis & Gertrude Rogallo (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dare County's Tribute to Veterans (approx. 2.9 miles away); Among Friends (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nags Head.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Wreck of the Huron (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker replaced the previous "The Wreck of the Huron" marker.

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, August 13, 2013

2. Wreck of the U.S.S. Huron Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 825 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.