“The diary [of John N. Benners] is an almost daily account of the years 1857 to 1860. I open the old volume to the first page and I am immediately swept up: Jan. 24. 1857. The river still frozen, navigation entirely impeded. A large sea vessel frozen up at Wilkinson’s Point [in what is now […]
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Freeze of 1857 ranks with meteor shower, Hurricane Hazel
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged david cecelski, freeze of 1857, hurricane hazel, Isaac W. Hughes, john n benners, neuse river, pamlico county nc on December 30, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
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