Harkers Island in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Olive Thurlow Anchor

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 15, 2014

1. Olive Thurlow Anchor Marker

Inscription. The Olive Thurlow, a three-masted, 149-foot barkentine, was built in 1876. She was bound for New York City from Charleston with a load of yellow pine lumber in 1902. During a storm on December 5, she sank in Cape Lookout Bight near the lighthouse at 4:00 a.m.

Anchor recovery assisted by SIDCO, Beaufort, North Carolina. Anchor on loan from the North Carolina Division of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1774.

Location. 34° 41.136′ N, 76° 31.584′ W. Marker is on Harkers Island, North Carolina, in Carteret County. It can be reached from Island Road (County Route 1335) east of Cape Point Drive, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the grounds of the Cape Lookout National Seashore Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harkers Island NC 28531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Crystal Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

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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 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: Protecting People and Ships (within shouting distance of this marker); Harkers Island Visitor Center at Cape Lookout National Seashore (within shouting distance of this marker); Estuaries of the Sound (within shouting distance of this marker); Horizon of Islands (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hancock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rain Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cisterns (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor and Rememberance (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harkers Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cape Lookout Lighthouse (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 15, 2014

2. Olive Thurlow Anchor Marker

Also see . . . Wreck of the Olive Thurlow. Cape Lookout National Seashore (Submitted on August 31, 2014.)

Additional keywords. Olive Thurlow Anchor

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.