Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hurricane Hazel
Photographed By J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
1. Hurricane Hazel Marker
Category 4 storm made landfall at Long Beach, October 15, 1954, with winds over 140 mph & 17-foot surge. Nineteen people killed in N.C.
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-109.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1804.
Location. 33° 54.667′ N, 78° 4.417′ W. Marker is on Oak Island, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. Marker is on Country Club Drive (State Highway 133) south of Yaupon Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Island NC 28465, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fort Caswell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robert C. Ruark (approx. 3.1 miles away); Indian Trail Tree (approx. 3.1 miles away); Robert Ruark (approx. 3.1 miles away); Catalino Tingzon (approx. 3.2 miles away); Franklin Square (approx. 3.2 miles away); Southport’s First Fire Alarm (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mrs. Jessie Stevens Taylor (approx. 3.2 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Hurricane Hazel, October 15, 1954 - Newport/Morehead City, NC
this page online
2. Hurricane Hazel. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
2. Hurricane Hazel Marker
via East Carolina University, October 15, 1954
3. "Charlotte reporter Julian Scheer braves the wreckage in front of a burning house in Carolina Beach"
(North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, UNC Chapel Hill.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 29, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6,540 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 29, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
