Nuclear Mishap

Historical marker location:

Eureka, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 111/222) and North Church Street (State Highway 1058), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2012

The pirate Blackbeard (real name: Edward Teach) made his home base in the town of Bath, North Carolina, during the early 1700s.