09/04/2022 Stati Uniti, Carolina del Nord
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
By Story and photos by Elizabeth Wheless, UNC Media Hub
The Outer Banks is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. over the summer, but many tourists don’t know the storied history of the Outer Banks, including its past with bombs and bomb testing sites. The area has been used as a bombing test site for over 100 years. During World Wars I and II, practice bombs were dropped from planes in designated areas near Manns Harbor and Duck, NC to test a pilot’s accuracy and training. Archivist Stuart Parks with the Outer Banks History Center says that evidence of such training is often found on the coast. “There’s a lot of ammunition that is flown around out here. And of course, everything lands in the ocean, that—that tends to stay there; nobody cleans it up. So every once in a while one of these things tends to wash up on shore,” says Parks.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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