Beach, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Matches left to right with one ahead. Vividly shows remnants of earlier dunes, serious washing of those left by northeaster of 10/19-21, and complete lack of barrier where most needed-- at a critical yet to be determined location relative to natural beach.
Storm damage and dune erosion, Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Where the ocean took away more than half of the ramp over the dunes just north of Oregon Inlet, while also removing approximately half the entire dune volume along this line. View toward the north.
Storm damage to dunes, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
General view related to 1-5 just ahead. View southerly to long dune with rest rooms on top, with outlier dune shown in (5) just ahead. Oregon Camp gro. area in this flat, and especially along base of dune.
Hurricane Donna damage, Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
the following 51 negs. were made in response to request by Supt. for series of pictures showing damage to Ocracoke beach & sand structures by hurrcan Donna in early Sept. 1960. No effort made to specifically locate scene.
Extreme damage to dune, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Shows same wave cut sand back in **. Extreme damage to dune is vividly shown. Actually only little over 100 feet between base of dune and low tide, and normal high tide is near base of dune and extending on back between.
Storm damage to dunes, Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Storm damage to dunes Bodie Is. Location still further southwesterly from (4) just ahead. Dune here shown being cut away by Oregon Inlet is outlier SW from end of long dune on which rest rooms are located.
Sand dunes that resisted break due to fencing, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Good resistance to heavy seas from serious northeaster here shown by the fencing operations opposite old Phipps Gun Club location north of Buxton. No break resulted-- minor amounts of tide water slopped over the top.
Storm damage to barriers, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Typical of many similar breaks through State-made sand plugs pushed up to fill gaps in last barrier between beach and highway in 1956. Highway is just beyond washout at left edge of print. Note evidence of ponding before washout and washing later on.
Dune damage, Pea Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Typical place, similar to several others in Pea Island Refuge, where extreme high tide of late Oct. storm almost broke through gap in dunes. Through far left gap can see telephone pole near highway. log at high tide mark; Such gaps will be lowered by wind.
Hill, probably Creeds Hill, villages of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
The highest hill on Hatteras Island some say" (from Jim Gray) located immediately at edge of Buxton Woods about 3 miles west of CG Sta. Map shows 49'; hills SE Frisco shown as 60' on USGS map. Former probably is Creeds Hill."
Ocean about to cut through dunes, Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Where ocean is about to cut through dunes where long dike east of Fishing Center joins older dunes, just north of Oregon Inlet. Compare with neg. 57-53 under file symbol St/E s,m. which is the same general location.
Pooled tidewater due to washout, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Close view westward through same washout shown in print ahead. This typical of many such breaks north of Rodanthe and also in the long stretch between Big Kinnakeet and Salvo where State-made sand plugs in the roadside barrier gave way before ponded up tide water.
Sea cliffs, Pea Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Typical of many such sea cliffs out in barrier ridge opposite south pond in Pea Island Refuge. In this area it is likely the whole structure stands too the high tide line and thus may not be expected to hold indefinitely against heavy northeasters.
Fence and dunes, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
State or County built sand fences opposite Rodanthe in 1956 with the accumulation of sand held well during early phases of the northeaster of 10/19-21, but finally gave way allowing much tide water to flow inland, St/E,sm, shows same fence in Dec. 1956.
Damage due to break in dike, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Location a mile or so south of Avon junction where serious flooding of highway resulted when sand plug in barrier dune next to it gave way before ponded up tide water from serious northeaster. State equipment beginning to repair damage.
Washed down dunes, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
This view and one shown by negative ahead approximately join one another, left of this to right of the other. Remnant of ponded up tide water shown behind last barrier and among the badly washed down dunes between it and the beach to the right.
Barrier dunes after storm, Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Where northeaster of 10/19-21 drove sea tide over the barrier dunes just north Oregon Inlet to flow like a river across the road onto the sound. Large pond of tide water still visible came around thin sand barrier just out of picture to the right.
Barrier ridge north of Pea Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Critical condition of barrier ridge about two miles nort north of Pea Island Refuge Hdq. At many places in this general area sea tide with the northeast storm of 10/19-21 slopped over into the highway and sand drifting was serious in some places. Road at left.
Sand barriers and brush fences, Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Location about two miles S. of Oregon Inlet, typical of several instances where State-built sand plugs with brush fence protection in front held, through impounded tide water level was 2-4 ft. above road level at ht. of 10/19-21 NE Storm. Ponds bleed water onto highway.
NPS repairing dike, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
NPS bulldozer pushing up sand dike to fill up gap as shown in print ahead. If located opposite the outside dune or even further beachward with dike sand moved from below the high tide level on an even grade tp top of dike - a more lasting barier might result with less chance of pounding.
Barrier dunes after storm, Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
This print and the next one in order may be trimmed and matched to make a fair panorama from beach to Bodie I. Lighthouse. Together they show where heavy tides of 10/19-21 northeaster cut around the low barrier dunes than ran northward to pond up among dunes.
Typical beach between Salvo and Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
This aspect of the beach is typical of many miles between Big Kinnakeet and Salvo and Rodanthe to Oregon Inlet, where only isolated ragged remnants of the original dune system remain and storm tides pour salt water over the beach to pond up at the remaining thin barrier along the road.
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