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U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID B70)

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