From the September 13th Wilmington (NC) Star-News Back Then column.
From September 6, 1961.
"I accept this magnificent battleship for the people of North Carolina to hold and enshrine as a lasting warning to those who would attack human liberties," Governor Terry Sanford.
He spoke these words as the USS North Carolina was transferred from the US Navy to the state it was named for.
The ceremony took place at the docks of the Naval Supply Center of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Bayonne, New Jersey, just across from New York City.
Welcome Back Pride of North Carolina Fifty Years Ago. --DaCoot
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Thank you for helping to tell the story of the NORTH CAROLINA. We hope that you will be able to participate in our 50th anniversary celebration on October 2nd as we revert our pricing back to those in 1961. $.25 for kids and $.50 for adults.
I remember giving pennies, nickels and dimes back during the fund drive for the ship.
Unfortunately, I live in Illinois now and too far away to come back for the Oct. 2nd celebration.
Great to have the "Showboat" still afloat.
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