Digest>Mar/Apr 2015

Photo Caption:

Close-up view of the Esso No. 1 oil well and, at its original location, the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. If oil had been struck, the area would be much different now and the lighthouse may not have been saved. (Eugene Badger photo, courtesy Archives and Special Collections, University of North Carolina.)
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Story:

Black Gold Cape Hatteras
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