Schooner Amity ~ 5 January 1826

NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM

Beaufort, NC

www.ncmaritimemuseum.org

1922 Chart by R. Brazier and E.L. Young

On this day in 1826 the packet schooner Amity wrecked on the Ocracoke bar while en-route to New Bern from New York City. The vessel was eventually destroyed by waves, but not before the Captain George Dixon and others on board were saved, as well as the cargo salvaged.