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Ocracoke's history & its people

From the historical articles series: Dispatch July 4, 1898

By Pete Vankevich on July 4, 2015

Here is an historical article relating to Ocracoke with a dispatch of July 4, 1898 and published July 7, 1898 in the Daily Journal out of Buxton, NC.

Protection against Spanish invasion 2

 

 

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