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Storm Battered Hatteras Grows Into Tourist Haven
Cape Hatteras NC surveys increasing tourism as storms reshape life on the Outer Banks. The area, long haunted by hurricanes, now hosts 5 000 direct tourist workers in a 30 million dollar industry. Coast Guard chief Melvin Midgette links shipwreck lore and local heritage to shore life, while residents adapt with boating, fishing, and salvage work.
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Barrier Islands
Labrador
Outer Banks
Hatteras
New York City
North Carolina
A. W. Drinkwater
Manteo
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Bill Devil
New York
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
America
Coast Guard
Melvin B. Midgette
White Clapboard
Hatteras Lighthouse
Benjamin Dailey
Barkentine Ephraim Williams
Diamond Shoals
Dailey
Augustus Etheridge Jr
Gus
Ephraim Williams
Coast Guard Academy
Etheridge
Buck Saunders
Wanchese
A. A. Raven
Bodie Island
Cap