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Richard Etheridge Was a Surfman at the Bodie Fair Oaks, and the Appomattox Campaign the 36Th May Island Station The Magazine of the North Carolina Maritime Museums Beaufort • Hatteras • Southport Winter/Spring 2017 LaRosa de Bilbao cannon. See story on page 4. www.ncmaritimemuseums.com THE MARITIMES Rittmaster Lauded by Vol. 6/Issue 2 NC Coastal Federation From The Friends By John Hairr SOUTHPORT: Ribbon Cutting and Grand Reopening only been in the last twenty-five to thirty years that their recollec- July 4, 2016 was an exciting day for the NC Maritime Mu- tions have finally been recorded. eith Rittmaster, Natural Science Curator at the NC Maritime Mu- seum at Southport, as our long-awaited addition to the Museum Over the last two decades, the Friends of the Graveyard of seum in Beaufort, was presented with a Pelican Award by the North became a reality. The 2,500 square foot addition would not have the Atlantic Museum and the Graveyard of the Atlantic Mu- Carolina Coastal Federation at their annual meeting in August of happened without our generous members, donors and commu- seum have had the honor of working with the United States K2016. The award was to recognize Rittmaster’s “Dedication to the Research nity. Our fundraising was accomplished in approximately fifteen Coast Guard, the National Park Service Cape Hatteras National and Protection of Marine Mammals.” short months and highlights the faith our supporters had in the Seashore, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and the The NCCF explained why it chose Rittmaster for the accolade. “Biolo- project. The ribbon cutting for this addition was celebrated by the Hatteras and Ocracoke communities and schools in maintaining gist Keith Rittmaster has spent over 30 years protecting and studying marine Museum and all the donors and supporters that made our dream the British cemeteries in Buxton and Ocracoke and in organizing mammals. During his work, he witnessed the devastating effect that marine possible, and was made even more special by the attendance of the annual observance of the loss of the San Delfino and HMT debris has had on whales, dolphins, sea turtles and sea birds. He saw them special guests including Governor Pat McCrory; Department of Bedfordshire and their crews. On May 11th and 12th, we will entangled in fishing lines and felt compelled to do something about it. He’s Natural and Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz; Sena- commemorate the 75th anniversary of these actions. Exhibits, Museums Director: a member of the North Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network and tor William Rabon; Representative Frank Iler; Southport Mayor special talks, and presentations are scheduled. Family members, Joseph K. Schwarzer, II the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network and always responds to Jerry Dove; NC Museum of History Director, Ken Howard; NC including those of Sub Lieutenant Cunningham of the HMT Public Relations Coordinator: entanglement incidents. He started the North Carolina Monofilament Recov- Maritime Museums Director, Joe Schwarzer. We thank them for Bedfordshire, and guests and dignitaries from the British Isles, David Cartier ery and Recycling Program to encourage the proper disposal of fishing line [email protected] making the time to attend on an extremely busy holiday. Canada, Germany, Washington DC, and throughout America will and has placed 42 recycling receptacles along the coast, collecting over 2,400 We want to extend a special thanks and kudos to board mem- be in attendance. The ceremonies will include speakers, a laying miles of line. Through his work as a natural science curator with the North bers who went above and beyond to make the dream a reality. of wreaths, a twenty-one-gun salute, and the pipe band. Probably HATTERAS Carolina Maritime Museum, Keith has shared his knowledge through presen- Jim Crum, Finance Chairman, worked tirelessly to fundraise the most poignant moment is the reading of the names of San (252) 986-2995 tations, workshops, publications and displays.” and monitor our progress. Walt Madsen and Wayne Strickland Delfino and the Bedfordshire crews by local high school students. Administrative Assistant: The Pelican Award is presented to people, businesses and organizations Clara Scarborough shepherded the construction progress admirably. Bob Springle, As they read the names and ages, one has a realization that these who have shown exemplary commitment and undertaken meaningful actions Friends Administrator, helped make certain we were following men gave up everything. It is important to remember their sac- Friends President: to protect and restore the North Carolina coast. The award is so named for Danny Couch our timeline and budget and also moved furniture and supplies. rifice. We hope many of you will join us as we honor them. The the brown pelican, which is the official logo of the North Carolina Coastal Connie Keller was our able architect and Mary Strickland added Friends of the Museum are proud to play a key role in perpetuat- Federation. BEAUFORT her design expertise as well. All board members were supportive ing these ceremonies. (252) 728-7317 and helped bring this project to fruition. We enjoyed a wonderful Danny Couch Site Manager: working relationship with our general contractor, Mark Williams, President of the Board Randy Mann who made the process as painless as possible. Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum Friends President: We would not have met our July 4, 2016 goal without the Elwyn Wood extraordinary efforts by museum staff members Mary Strickland, BEAUFORT: Gallant’s Channel Lori Sanderlin and Meredith Jones. They moved furniture and As we approach our 40th anniversary year, the Friends of the SOUTHPORT supplies, cleaned endlessly and stayed late repeatedly to make Museum in Beaufort are hard at work on plans for the Museum’s (910) 457-0003 certain our grand reopening would happen on time. Kudos to expansion site at Gallants Channel. On the drawing board are an Site Manager: everyone! Events Center for museum and community activities and a Boat- Mary Strickland We are excited to welcome Irene Hoffman, our newest ing Center to house the museum’s sailing schools and rowing Friends Chairman: Shirley Wilson Friends’ board member. Irene’s talent and expertise adds yet clubs. The 30-acre campus will eventually include a permanent another dimension to our board that will take us confidently into home for the natural science programs and a second museum the future. exhibit building featuring artifacts recovered from Queen Anne’s THE MARITIMES Shirley Wilson Revenge, Blackbeard’s pirate ship. Editor: Chair, The Gallants Channel land, formerly a menhaden process- John Hairr Friends of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport ing complex, was first acquired by the Friends in 1997 and Associate Editor subsequently deeded to DNCR. An earlier effort by the Friends Ben Wunderly HATTERAS: Remembering World War II restored the deep-water frontage with modern piers and docks. Design: The recent NOAA expeditions to discover the locations of When the new U.S. 70 bridge over Gallants Channel opens in Stephanie Davis the sunken World War II vessels off our coast has reemphasized 2017, the museum site will become the gateway into Beaufort. the importance of the Outer Banks during that period of history. I Currently, the Friends leadership and staff, assisted by fund- grew up hearing the stories of my neighbors who had lived during raising consultants, are engaged in planning a major capital the blackouts and walked the beach to school in the morning to campaign to fund the improvements described above. Begin- One historic coast. discover debris and sometimes bodies from battles of the previ- ning early next year, the campaign will mark the start of our fifth Three unique museums. ous night. However, when these same neighbors were questioned decade of support for the North Carolina Maritime Museum in about what they had seen by those who lived “off island,” they Beaufort. became mute. Even after the war had ended, they felt the govern- David DuBuisson Sam Bland presents Keith Rittmaster with the North ment had sworn them to secrecy about what they had observed President © 2017 North Carolina Maritime Museums Carolina Coastal Federation’s Pelican Award. and they were uncomfortable discussing their experiences. It has Friends of the Maritime Museum in Beaufort 2 THE MARITIMES • WINTER/SPRING 2017 THE MARITIMES • WINTER/SPRING 2017 3 Cape Fear Quarantine Station at Southport North Carolina Maritime Museum By Mary Strickland at Southport History of the LaRosa Cannon By Mary Strickland n 1928, the front-line fight against the introduction Reports were received in 1936 that the U.S. Public ieutenant Joseph Gardner Swift, 1st West Point North Carolina. Based on historical research conducted in of contagious diseases into this country was car- Health Service was planning to close the Cape Fear graduate, Corps of Engineers, executed the re- the National Archives and in Spain, the group, directed by ried out at the boundary outposts, the Quarantine Quarantine Station. Only one tender would be kept in building of Fort Johnston in 1804 under orders Denny Breese and Grant Mitchell, believed that the wreck IStations. There was an epidemic of plague and cholera service and would be used merely for boarding ships Lfrom the War Department, completing the battery of tapia at was a Spanish merchantman, La Rosa de Bilbao, which was in India that year, and a severe outbreak of dengue fever from foreign ports for a brief inspection. Fumigation the site of “Old Fort Johnston.” The fort would include an lost in this vicinity in 1804. La Rosa wrecked under suspi- in Athens and Piraeus in August and September; yellow facilities and quarantine quarters were to be abandoned. epaulement of concrete, an enclosure of planks, a block- cious circumstances when it was found that the captain and fever in Brazil, and meningococcus meningitis was The last report of the station hospital building men- house, a powder magazine, brick officer’s quarters, bar- first mate were missing causing local authorities to suspect prevalent in Chinese ports.
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