North of Buxton, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, 1962Cape Hatteras National SeashoreNS/M sdNew Inlet opening north of Buxton after storm of March 7 1962; Pic. #27; Neg 2 2nd roll; Cape Hatteras NSRA. New Inlet opening north of Buxton after storm of March 62.; No Negative.
High tide, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreMid-afternoon high tide washing through sand dike and brush panels placed across low area on beach near old C.G. boat house opposite Rodanthe. View from south, heavy NE wind blowing. Rodanthe.
Easter celebration, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreNo negative 3/29/2000. Easter celebration at Cape Hatteras; Taken April 10, 1955; Note to processor: Negative made from slide, therefore reversed; proper orientation with dull surface toward you.
Monitor hole, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreSo called Monitor Hole(site where Monitor sailors recovered from beach following sinking of this Iron-clad are believed to have been buried) along Cape self-guiding trail."
Beach, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreThis print and the next one may be trimmed and matched to make a fair panorama from beach to sound. Location is same as for three just ahead, around three miles north of Rodanthe.
Storm damage, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreMid-afternoon high tide driven by high NE wind washing through sand dike backed up by brish panels across low area in beach near old boat house at Rodanthe. Looking south from in front of boat house.
Beach, Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreMatches 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.
Sea cliffs, Pea Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreTypical 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.
Barrier ridge north of Pea Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreCritical 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.
Typical beach between Salvo and Rodanthe, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North CarolinaCape Hatteras National SeashoreThis 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.