The Ghost Town That Loaded Its Houses Onto Boats #shorts
Sep 17, 2026
In August 1899, the catastrophic San Ciriaco hurricane put the entire whaling town of Diamond City underwater on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Instead of rebuilding, the 500 residents did something unbelievable: they sawed their houses off their foundations, loaded them onto boats, and floated their entire town across the sound!
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