This week we discuss the story of the steamship Metropolis, formerly known as the USS Stars And Stripes, which ran aground near Currituck, NC in 1878.
Sources:
Gentile, Gary. Shipwrecks of North Carolina from Hatteras Inlet South. G. Gentile Productions, 1992.
Tabb, Kip. "Beach wreckage revives mystery of the Metropolis." Outer Banks Voice, 14 Oct 2020. https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2020/10/14/beach-wreckage-revives-the-mystery-of-the-metropolis/
"The Wreck of the Metropolis, 1878." NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, 2016, https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/01/31/wreck-metropolis-1878
Link to Ko-Fi as mentioned in the episode:
https://ko-fi.com/beyondthebreakers