"You have to go out, but you don't have to come back!"
Welcome to my blog on the history of the early U.S. Coast Guard Life Saving Stations of North Carolina and the heroic rescue of the British Tanker, Mirlo's sailors on August 17, 1918. As for myself, I have every intention of returning to shore after my delightful sail on the Pacific high seas just off San Diego Bay. I am sailing on an eighteen century replica vessel called the California at the San Diego Maritime Museum and I am having a fabulous time!
I first became interested in the life saving stories of North Carolina's early coast guard about 4 years ago when I visited the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station as part of my Ocean studies course. My bog will introduce you to a piece of local Carolina History with the Mirlo Rescue. The British tanker's problem in the Outer Banks of N. C. was really part of a larger global problem which eventually brought the US into WW I. You will be introduced to Germany's wartime submarine policy and the grip it held on Europe. As you view the photos, cartoons and read the primary source documents you will gain a better understanding of why the US entered WW I. My goal is for you to think about history with a critical eye and to view events from multiple perspectives.
Begin with the April blog entries and then proceed to the May entries. As the story unravels, come to your own conclusions. I have developed DBQ questions to guide you through your discoveries. Enjoy your investigations!
Ahoy mate! It is time to hoist the sails and be on my way!
As you learn to discover you will discover to learn!
Mrs. Nelson
Note:
I first became interested in the life saving stories of North Carolina's early coast guard about 4 years ago when I visited the Chicamacomico Life Saving Station as part of my Ocean studies course. My bog will introduce you to a piece of local Carolina History with the Mirlo Rescue. The British tanker's problem in the Outer Banks of N. C. was really part of a larger global problem which eventually brought the US into WW I. You will be introduced to Germany's wartime submarine policy and the grip it held on Europe. As you view the photos, cartoons and read the primary source documents you will gain a better understanding of why the US entered WW I. My goal is for you to think about history with a critical eye and to view events from multiple perspectives.
Begin with the April blog entries and then proceed to the May entries. As the story unravels, come to your own conclusions. I have developed DBQ questions to guide you through your discoveries. Enjoy your investigations!
Ahoy mate! It is time to hoist the sails and be on my way!
As you learn to discover you will discover to learn!
Mrs. Nelson
Note:
"The Californian is a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence, which patrolled the coast of California enforcing federal law during the gold rush. The Revenue Cutter Service, along with four other federal maritime agencies, was consolidated into the United States Coast Guard in 1915."
San Diego Maritime Museum website. Photo by Mrs. Nelson's camera.
