101 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Nags Head — Francis & Gertrude Rogallo — Inventors of the Flexible Wing — Reported missing

(Panel 1) Francis & Gertrude Rogallo Inventors of the Flexible Wing (caption) Francis & Gertrude Rogallo invent the flexible wing 1948 • 1949 February (Panel 2) Francis Rogallo was born in . . . — — Map (db m214622) HM

102 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Nags Head — Giant Bluefin Tuna —

NC State Record 805.5 lbs. Caught March 12, 2011, aboard the "Sea Breeze" 40 mi. SE of Oregon Inlet Angler: Corey Schultz Capt: Ned Ashby Mate: George Cecil Mounted by: Gray Taxidermy — — Map (db m76735) HM

103 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Nags Head — B-60 — Port Ferdinando — Reported missing

Roanoke voyages, 1585 - 1590, based operations at inlet near here. Long closed, it was named for pilot Simon Fernandes. — — Map (db m225147) HM

104 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Nags Head — B-31 — The Wreck of the Huron — Reported missing

Near this spot, Nov. 24, 1877, the U.S.S. "Huron" ran ashore with loss of ninety-eight lives. — — Map (db m9667) HM

105 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Nags Head — B-31 — Wreck of the U.S.S. Huron —

Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Lifesaving Service. — — Map (db m67608) HM

106 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Pea Island — B-66 — Pea Island Lifesavers —

Only U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge, 1880-1900. Operated near here. — — Map (db m46140) HM

107 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — B-30 — "Mirlo" Rescue —

A German submarine sank the British tanker "Mirlo" off coast nearby, Aug. 16, 1918. Coast Guard, led by J. A. Midgett, saved most of the crew. — — Map (db m11394) HM

108 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Charles Kuralt Trail — Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge —

Panel 1 Welcome & Enjoy Your National Wildlife Refuge Pea Island Established in 1938, Pea Island NWR included over 5,800 acres of typical barrier island habitat that has been carefully managed to better provide for the needs . . . — — Map (db m76739) HM

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109 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station —

Historic Site & Museum National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m76757)

110 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Fish & Wildlife Service — U.S. Department of the Interior —

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for protecting and conserving our country’s wild birds, mammals and fish for the enjoyment of all people. Cooperating with the states and other countries, the Fish and Wildlife Service carries out . . . — — Map (db m76750) HM

111 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Gulls and Terns —

Gulls and terns are both found in coastal areas, and, sometimes inland near large lakes and rivers. Both species occur in various combinations of white, gray, and black. However, most terns have a distinguishable black cap on their heads and a . . . — — Map (db m76752) HM

112 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Mirlo Rescue —

On the 16th of AUGUST, 1918, the British Tanker MIRLO was sunk by a German U-boat 5 miles offshore. Oil and gas poured into the sea and caught fire, creating a floating inferno. In a legendary rescue, the surfmen of nearby CHICAMACOMICO Lifesaving . . . — — Map (db m233624) HM

113 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — The Chicamacomico Races / Exodus from Chicamacomico —

The Chicamacomico Races Soon after the capture of Hatteras Inlet, Union Colonel Rush C. Hawkins anticipated an assault to dislodge his troops from their new foothold on Hatteras Island. He dispatched 600 troops of the 20th Indiana Regiment . . . — — Map (db m11489) HM

114 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Rodanthe — Welcome to Rodanthe... — Outer Banks National Scenic Byway —

Welcome to Rodanthe and its historic district. Imagine only the Rodanthe Harbor, a fish house, a lifesaving station, a school, a store, a church and homes spreading a mile south along a ridge from the preset Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. . . . — — Map (db m182448) HM

115 ► North Carolina, Dare County, Salvo — The Fanny — First Capture of a Federal Vessel During the Civil War —

Late in the afternoon of October 1st, 1861, the Confederate steamers Raleigh, Junaluska and Curlew engaged and seized the Union tug Fanny three miles west of here. Her ammunition and supplies, intended for 600 Union soldiers . . . — — Map (db m20426) HM

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