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THE DARING OUTER BANKS SEA RESCUE OF THE E.S. NEWMAN (OCT. 1896) & OTHER LIVE SAVING LEGENDS
The story of The Pea Island Life Saving Station on North Carolina's Outer Banks and the rescue of 9 passengers and crew from the E.S. Newman by Richard Etheridge and crew in 1879; plus stories of life-saving legends Dunbar John Davis (NC) and Capt. Joshua James (Massachusetts)..
Etheridge, a former Union soldier and slave who was born on the Outer Banks, was awarded head keeper of the Pea island Life Saving Station, the only all-black life saving facility in the country, and unlike many of his white counterparts,, his crew was overlooked when medals were given to surfmen who had acted…
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