There is nothing better than a good road trip: driving down the open road, eating at tiny roadside diners, going 150 miles out of the way to take a selfie in front of … the Peachoid water tower! Oh Say, can you see … me with the world’s largest frying pan?
This geotrail honors those unique, odd, bizarre, fun, historic, campy, weird, and just downright interesting roadside attractions in North and South Carolina. The caches aren’t meant to be hard, it is a power-trail after all. None of the caches are hidden at the posted locations - but answer the question correctly and you will have a working set of coordinates. All of the hides are preform bottles.
Tucked away from the main road, and sitting amid historic homes, a British naval flag flies over a small plot of land containing four graves. Another British Cemetery lies near the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Both stand a memorials to a dark time in world history. The Royal Sailors resting here are a testament to their bravery and sacrifice defending the United States in an area called “Torpedo Junction”. In the early years of World War II, the U.S. Navy was ill-prepared for the German U-Boat threat prowling off the Atlantic coast. Merchant ships from various nations running along the eastern seaboard were constantly harassed and sunk by the German submarines.
The U.S. Navy had no ships suited to anti-submarine patrol. Britain offered assistance, sending 24 Royal Navy vessels with their British crews to patrol sensitive areas along the East Coast, including the Outer Banks. On May 12,1942, one of those British ships, the HMS Bedfordshire, was on patrol, a German torpedo struck the ship and sank it, resulting in the loss of its entire 34-man British crew. Over the next few days five bodies from the Bedfordshire were discovered on local beaches and in the surrounding waters. Citizens buried the Royal Sailors in their villages. The graves are maintained by the US Coast Guard and the National Park Service. Every year near the anniversary of the Bedfordshire’s sinking, members of the National Park Service, U.S. Coast Guard, and British Royal Navy join visitors and local citizens to honor the service of the men buried in the cemeteries. Officers place wreaths at the graves and local citizens read the names of the dead. The sounding of “Taps” and a 21-gun salute conclude the memorial services every year.
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Where is the bigger of the two historic cemeteries?
A. Ocracoke, NC - 920
B. Duck, NC - 489
C. Enka, NC - 031
D. Kinston, NC - 822