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Diamond Shoals
Buxton, North Carolina
Historical Marker Database · Kevin W.
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Known as the "Graveyard of Atlantic," this area saw German submarines sink over 100 ships here in 1941-42 during the "Battle of Torpedo Junction." The shoals are 3 miles south.
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