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SD Barnes
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Shipwreck House-Geo M Adams
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Flora Rogers The schooner was stranded on Bodie Island on the coast of North Carolina in 1908. All seven people onboard survived.
The nameboard has a dark brown/gray background with yellow lettering and detail.
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W Wells Backed on white board, this is only part of the nameboard, it is missing the first name, "George."
The George W. Wells was a 6-masted schooner that ran aground in 1913. It is believed to be the largest wooden ship ever wrecked on the Outer Banks. The Wells was driven into Ocracoke Island by hurricane force winds on September 3, 1913. After seven plus hours of working with several lifesaving stations, all 26 passengers and a Saint Bernard dog were rescued and brought to shore.
The wreckage of the Wells can still sometimes be seen on the shore of Ocracoke, where it has lain since it was set on fire, several days after it was sold at auction.
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Geo M Adams The Adams became stranded off of Bodie Island on June 30, 1897. As the wreck neared the beach, the crew of 8 men were brought to the safety of the shore.
Resources on the ship were later salvaged by the captain, and the ship was sold at public auction.
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Joseph G Ray The schooner was stranded in the Chesapeake Bay at Tail of Horseshoe shoals, Virginia, in 1911. All nine people onboard survived.
The nameboard has a dark brown/gray background with cream print lettering.
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SD Barnes Unlike the rest in this collection, these two reflected nameboards are reflections for each other, and would have been on either side of the ship.
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Mary Lee Light blue paint with orange/yellow painted letters. The fate of the ship is currently unknown.