Tuesday, July 17, 2018

OK, Missed It, Andrew Duppstadt On "North Carolina Naval raiders, 1700-1865"-- Part 1


Sadly, my Federal Point Historic Preservation Society Newsletter came last week and I didn't get around to reading it until today.  But Andrew Duppstadt spoke on this subject last night at the monthly meeting of the organization.  I sure would have like to be there, but Illinois is just too far away.

He spoke at 7:30 p.m., July 16 at the History Center.

Throughout much of North Carolina's early history, naval raiding was practiced by pirates, privateers, blockade runners, and commerce raiders.

Though often overshadowed by other colonies or states, the Old North State was home to some of the most prolific naval raiders during their prospective periods of history.  This program examines some of the men who undertook the practice of naval raiding, which brought them relative levels of fame during their time.

--Old B-Runner

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