The National Park Service has just issued a News Release.
The National Park Service ("Outer Banks Group: Know Your Park, Citizen Science Program Series) continues this winter with a presentation from Civil War historian Drew Pullen on Monday, February 28th at the Fessenden Center in Buxton at 7:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 1st at the Ocracoke Community Center at 7:30 p.m.
The program is free and will last approximately 1 hour.
Civil War activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands are a timely topic as the sesquicentennial (150 year anniversary) of these events is fast approaching. Some of these activities are important “firsts” during the Civil War, including:
* July 10, 1861 -The first hostile shots fired by the U.S. Navy at Southern-held territory on the oceanfront—The side-wheel steamer-boat Harriet Lane shelled Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark at Hatteras Inlet;
* July 21, 1861 – The first true naval engagement—The USS Albatross fought the North Carolina steamer Beaufort off Oregon Inlet;
* August 28, 1861 – The first amphibious landing – Union troops came ashore to capture Fort Hatteras;
* October 1, 1861 – The first capture of a United States vessel—Confederate forces captured the Union tug Fanny in the Pamlico Sound; and
* November 18, 1861 – The first provisional Unionist government within a seceded state—Formed at Hatteras, it consisted of two men and did not last long.
Mr. Pullen is the author of two books on the Civil War, Portrait of the Past: The Civil War On Hatteras Island, North Carolina and Portrait of the Past: The Civil War On Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
The Know Your Park citizen science program series is designed to further connect the Outer Banks communities and residents with the rich natural world and cultural heritage of their neighboring National Park sites; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. “These presentations offer park visitors
as well as local residents an opportunity to learn more about, and better enjoy, the coastal environment and their National Parks” stated Mike Murray, Superintendent, Outer Banks Group.
For more information contact Cyndy Holda, Public Affairs Specialist, 252-473-2111, ext. 148.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is the story of a 1911 wedding on Portsmouth Island. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news022111.htm.
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Well it certainly would be nice if some tech-savvy volunteer would record and down load as a pod cast the presentations. If this were done then others could learn some could listen again and well why not use technology in a way to benefit all taxpayers that fund the park service. If accessibility is limited then apathy grows. I suppose there is a segment of the population finds visiting remote areas a daunting task. Some city parks are populated by panhandlers some a known by unchecked gathering spot for questionable activities as evidence by the debris that is left behind. LOL
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