Some New News About Old Stuff.
1. USO GOES II-- September 12th WECT, Wilmington, NC-- The USO building in town went back to World War II with veterans wearing their uniforms and and lots of memorabilia and photographs. This was the second Salute to WW II Veterans Jamboree.
2. ORIGINAL USS NORTH CAROLINA-- The Dare Society Blog reports that the original gangway gate of the ship-of-the-line USS North Carolina is on display at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Plus, an original 1827 watercolor of the ship has been bought with funds of the Friends of the Battleship. It is by the noted marine painter Nocholas Cammilliere showing the ship in a December 28, 1826, gale off North Africa.
The ship mounted 74 cannons and was built in 1820 and was 196 feet long and weighed 2,632 tons. It was sold in 1867 for $30,000. The original figurehead bust of Sir Walter Raleigh was given to the state in 1909.
Where Is the Figurehead? --Cooter
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