Ocracoke Lifesaving Station Records, MfP.148

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Ocracoke Lifesaving Station Records, MfP.148

Descriptive Summary

Title
Ocracoke Lifesaving Station Records
Call Number
MfP.148
Creator
Unknown
Date
1883-1894
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Collection Overview

    Logbook (Sept., 1883-Oct., 1894) kept by James W. Howard, keeper of the lifesaving station on Ocracoke Island, containing copies of shipwreck reports. Details include circumstances of each wreck, lives saved and/or lost, names of master and owners, cargo, and equipment used in rescue.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Howard, James W.
  2. Ocracoke Lifesaving Station
  3. Shipwrecks
  4. Death
  5. Ship captains
  6. Ships
  7. Cargoes
  8. Cargo Ships
  9. Lifesaving Stations
  10. Rescue Work
  11. Equipment and supplies
  12. Logbooks
  13. Ocracoke Island